Marian Catholic are on the road again on Saturday and plays the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears at 2:30 p.m. on March 2nd. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Marian Catholic had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They pulled ahead with a 49-48 photo finish over the Hurricanes.
It was another big night for Julius Currie, who scored 22 points along with three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Jacob Miller was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Tri-Valley 64-49. Given Mahanoy Area's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while Tri-Valley is ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marian Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Mahanoy Area, their victory bumped their record up to 27-0.
Things could have been worse for Marian Catholic, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-40 loss to Mahanoy Area in their previous meeting back in February. Can Marian Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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