Memorial had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They blew past the McKinley Trojans, posting an 89-38 win. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
01/22/25 vs McKinley | 32 |
01/21/25 vs Springfield | 25 |
01/17/25 @ Waterloo | 20 |
Jared Colon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 32 points and five assists. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josue Rodriguez, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 22 points along with six assists and four steals.
Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for McKinley, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Memorial will welcome Western Reserve at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for McKinley, they will be playing at home against Mineral Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McKinley is facing Mineral Ridge at the right time seeing as Mineral Ridge is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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