The Urbana Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Manchester Valley Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Urbana focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Wednesday.
Urbana fought the good fight in their overtime game against Middletown but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 63-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
The losing side was boosted by Thierry Patchou, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Sean Pyles was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Manchester Valley waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They came out on top against Linganore by a score of 77-69. Manchester Valley's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Brendan Luddy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 31 points. He hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Carter Strohman, who scored 17 points.
Urbana has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Manchester Valley, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Urbana hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57.6 points per game. However, it's not like Manchester Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 56.1 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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