Basketball Game Preview: Polytechnic Panthers vs. Mayfield Cubs

Polytechnic has gone 9-1 against Mayfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Polytechnic Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Mayfield Cubs at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Mayfield is hoping to do what Monrovia couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Polytechnic's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Polytechnic took their game with ease, bagging a 67-28 victory over Monrovia. 67 seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Polytechnic found their leader in freshman Maggie Scholze, who went 8 for 12 on her way to 20 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Scholze has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Areni Ohanian, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 11 points in addition to five assists and five boards.

Polytechnic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mayfield). Everything went their way against Providence on Monday as Mayfield made off with a 58-34 victory.

Mayfield's win came from a few key players Polytechnic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kristen Awakuni, who posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christine Ellis, who put up 14 points.

Mayfield's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Polytechnic, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.

Polytechnic didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mayfield in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 37-33 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Polytechnic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.