Preview: Kenwood Bluebirds vs. Dundalk Owls
The Kenwood Bluebirds will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Dundalk Owls at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Kenwood comes in on 15 and Dundalk on four.
With a playoff game on the line, Kenwood rose to the challenge on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 70-55 victory over the Mustangs. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Kenwood can attribute much of their success to Andrew Otuyelu, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, and Austin Mbuyi, who scored 32 points along with six steals and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mbuyi has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Neo Feehan, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Dundalk scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Parkville 80-78. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Kenwood's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Dundalk, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Kenwood was able to grind out a solid win over Dundalk in their previous matchup back in January, winning 65-55. Does Kenwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dundalk turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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