The Arcadia Firebirds are taking a road trip to square off against the Delmarva Christian Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Arcadia sitting on five straight wins and Delmarva Christian on four.
Arcadia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 79-78 victory over Northampton.
Arcadia's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jordan Cropper, who went 8 of 12 en route to 27 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Tyrell Wise, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 18 points and three steals.
Arcadia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Delmarva Christian earned a 62-55 win over Wilmington Christian on Saturday.
Arcadia better keep an eye on Malachi Light. He was instrumental in Delmarva Christian's win, going 8 of 13 en route to 25 points and eight rebounds. Light is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Liles, who posted 13 points along with seven assists and six boards.
Delmarva Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Arcadia, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Arcadia has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Delmarva Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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