The West Branch Warriors will play host again and welcome the Serra Catholic Eagles, where tip off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
West Branch stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 58-38 margin over Northern Cambria.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Branch to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaac Tiracorda, who scored 18 points along with three steals. Joel Evans was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Serra Catholic rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the out 67-65. The win was just what Serra Catholic needed coming off of a 68-35 loss in their prior matchup.
Pete Burke continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Underwood, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
West Branch's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-3. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 24.6 points. As for Serra Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as West Branch and Serra Catholic are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. West Branch hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 74.3 points per game. However, it's not like Serra Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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