Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Norland Vikings walked away with it. They walked away with a 68-59 victory over the Mavericks on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Marcus Allen, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Norland's points. Another player making a difference was Triston Wilson, who scored 13 points along with six assists.
Archbishop McCarthy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being George Sterr, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Guy Twitty, who scored 18 points.
Norland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7.
Norland will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Somerset Academy at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. One thing working in Norland's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five games. Archbishop McCarthy is on the road again on Thursday and plays Northeast at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. One thing working in Archbishop McCarthy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
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