The Lockport Lions will square off against the Orchard Park Quakers at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Lockport's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games.
Lockport is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 78-67 win over McKinley. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Macks are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Orchard Park didn't have too much trouble with Williamsville North on Monday as they won 68-50. The Quakers have beaten the Spartans the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Spartans has come to flipping the script.
Lockport is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points over those games. Orchard Park's victory bumped their record up to 18-4.
Everything went Lockport's way against Orchard Park in their previous matchup back in February, as Lockport made off with a 64-44 win. Will Lockport repeat their success, or does Orchard Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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