Audenried will take on the Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Audenried comes in on six and Mastery Charter North - Pickett on three.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Audenried had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Vikings 82-31 at home. Audenried has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Audenried can attribute much of their success to Aniyah Howard, who scored 20 points, and Shayla Smith, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Howard has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Heaven Reese, who scored five points along with 12 rebounds and six assists.
Academy at Palumbo typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Mastery Charter North - Pickett proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 45-38 victory over the Griffin. The victory was all the more spectacular given Mastery Charter North - Pickett's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while Academy at Palumbo is ranked 123rd).
Audenried has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11.
Everything came up roses for Audenried against Mastery Charter North - Pickett when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 75-38 win. In that matchup, Audenried amassed a halftime lead of 35-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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