The Villages Charter Buffalo will face off against the Bell Creek Academy Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
The Villages Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 86-62 margin over Williston on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Buffalo have posted since February 8th.
The Villages Charter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Adyn Corbin, who went 9 for 14 en route to 22 points plus five assists and two steals, and Jared Thompson, who went 8 for 12 en route to 22 points plus six rebounds and two steals. With that strong performance, Corbin is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Herly Brutus was another key player, posting eight points in addition to ten rebounds and four blocks.
The Villages Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bell Creek Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 73-29 victory over the Red Devils.
Lyrique Sartin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 for 14 en route to 22 points. His evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Christian Drayton, who went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points.
Bell Creek Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for The Villages Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. The Villages Charter hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 71 points per game. However, it's not like Bell Creek Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.5. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
The Villages Charter lost to Bell Creek Academy at home by a decisive 81-66 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Will The Villages Charter have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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