The Williamsville East Flames are taking a road trip to square off against the McKinley Macks at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Williamsville East was fully in charge, breezing past Williamsville North 76-43. With the Flames ahead 49-18 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, McKinley came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Wolves 88-62. The Macks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 24 points or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Williamsville East and bumps their season record up to 5-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points over those games. As for McKinley, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Williamsville East couldn't quite finish off McKinley when the teams last played back in February of 2023 and fell 76-74. Can Williamsville East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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