The McCool Junction Mustangs will play host again and welcome the Riverside Chargers, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, McCool Junction's game was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 49-41 victory over Elmwood-Murdock.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McCool Junction to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carson Mcdonald, who scored 18 points along with five assists and three steals. Mcdonald hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Mapieu Kouchinin, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Riverside came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 51-45 W over Elgin/Pope John. 51 seems to be a good number for Riverside as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
McCool Junction is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Riverside, they pushed their record up to 18-7 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home.
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