The Salamanca Warriors will face off against the Marcellus Mustangs at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Salamanca sitting on six straight victories and Marcellus on 15.
Last Saturday, Salamanca didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Avon, but they still walked away with a 56-52 victory. 56 seems to be a good number for Salamanca as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Marcellus had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They breezed by Waverly on the road to the tune of 75-43 on Sunday. Marcellus has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.
Marcellus can attribute much of their success to Mitch Donegan, who scored 26 points, and Will Kershaw, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Donegan continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Burnett, who scored five points along with 15 rebounds.
Salamanca is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Marcellus, their win bumped their record up to 24-1.
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