The Serra Catholic Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the West Branch Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Serra Catholic walked away with it. They skirted past the 67-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Pete Burke continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with five rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekhi Underwood, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Branch put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Northern Cambria with a sharp 58-38 victory. The win was nothing new for West Branch as they're now sitting on three straight.
West Branch's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaac Tiracorda, who scored 18 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Joel Evans, who scored 14 points.
Serra Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for West Branch, they pushed their record up to 24-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Serra Catholic hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.2 points per game. However, it's not like West Branch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 74.3 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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