Two dominant guards in DeShawn Denson II and Josiah Morales are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Midwest City Bombers will be playing at home against the Classen SAS Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Midwest City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Last Tuesday, Midwest City earned a 61-48 victory over Altus. Given the Bombers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Classen SAS ended up a good deal behind Del City on Tuesday and lost 62-44. The Comets haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Midwest City will need to focus on slowing down Amontae Montague, one of several Classen SAS players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5-for-12 on his way to 10 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Montague a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Morales, who posted 15 points.
Midwest City has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Classen SAS, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Midwest City came out on top in a nail-biter against Classen SAS in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 48-45. Will Midwest City repeat their success, or does Classen SAS have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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