The Schroon Lake Wildcats will challenge the Seton Catholic Central Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Schroon Lake has ten straight wins, Seton Catholic Central has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
It was a proper cat-fight when Schroon Lake faced off against Northern Adirondack on Friday. Schroon Lake secured a 72-68 W over Northern Adirondack. The score was all tied up 31-31 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Seton Catholic Central came up short against Wells on Saturday and fell 43-36.
Schroon Lake will need to focus on slowing down Michael Mannix, one of several Seton Catholic Central players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 17 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 47.2% of Seton Catholic Central's points, marking the 14th time in a row Mannix has earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Devine, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 10 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Seton Catholic Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Schroon Lake pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Seton Catholic Central, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Schroon Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Seton Catholic Central when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 64-61. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mannix, who had 29 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Schroon Lake still be able to contain Mannix? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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