The University City Centurions will square off against the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with University City sitting on six straight victories and Rancho Buena Vista on three.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but University City had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 66-63 win over the Knights. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
University City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ben Gavani led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Dylan Griffin was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Rancho Buena Vista proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 27) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Sage Creek 62-59. The score was all tied up 23-23 at the break, but Rancho Buena Vista was the better team in the second half.
University City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they pushed their record up to 24-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
University City was able to grind out a solid victory over Rancho Buena Vista in their previous matchup back in February of 2018, winning 61-51. Will University City repeat their success, or does Rancho Buena Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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