Preview: Arkport Central Bluejays vs. Mount Morris Blue Devils
Arkport Central is 0-3 against Mount Morris since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Arkport Central Bluejays will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mount Morris Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Arkport Central gave their fans yet another huge victory last Wednesday. They blew past Hammondsport, posting a 59-30 win at home.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mount Morris had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They took down the Indians 79-61. Winning may never get old, but Mount Morris sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Mount Morris had a senior duo take command as Mason Santini scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and three steals and Aidan Stanley scored 20 points along with six assists and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Santini has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Young, who scored four points along with ten assists and four steals.
Arkport Central pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Mount Morris, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Arkport Central took a serious blow against Mount Morris in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, falling 69-26. Can Arkport Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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