The York Cougars will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
York managed to keep up with South Point until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. York lost 85-63 to South Point.
Despite the loss, York saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alex Mcilwain dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mcilwain has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of James Love, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marvin Ridge). They snuck past Myers Park with an 85-81 victory on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Mavericks as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Marvin Ridge's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alex Hutchens, who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points. The dominant performance gave Hutchens a new career-high in threes. Another player making a difference was Henry Smith, who went 8 for 15 en route to 22 points.
Marvin Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
York's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Marvin Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: York has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Marvin Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
York strolled past Marvin Ridge in their previous meeting back in December of 2016 by a score of 71-52. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Marvin Ridge's Josh Cardwell, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for York to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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