The King Philip Regional Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
King Philip Regional scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They snuck past Taunton with a 81-75 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, Somerset Berkley Regional put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Case 81-54 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-25.
Brendan Mcdonald and Colten Pacheco were among the main playmakers for Somerset Berkley Regional as the former scored 19 points and the latter scored 20 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pacheco has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Maxwell Finlaw, who scored 12 points.
The win got King Philip Regional back to even at 10-10. As for Somerset Berkley Regional, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Everything went King Philip Regional's way against Somerset Berkley Regional when the teams last played back in February of 2020 as King Philip Regional made off with a 80-60 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Somerset Berkley Regional's Bryce Garretson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for King Philip Regional to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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