The Crestwood Chargers will head out to face off against the Wayne Memorial Zebras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Crestwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Romulus to the tune of 95-28 on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Wayne Memorial walked away with it. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat the Rockets 72-22. The Zebras have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Crestwood better keep an eye on Carlos Medlock Jr. He was instrumental in Wayne Memorial's win, going 11-for-14 to rack up 26 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The game was Medlock Jr's seventh in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Tory, who went 6-for-8 on his way to 13 points.
Wayne Memorial was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Wayne Memorial's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.3 points over those games. As for Crestwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Crestwood beat Wayne Memorial 54-45 when the teams last played back in March of 2021. Will Crestwood repeat their success, or does Wayne Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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