Archbishop McCarthy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while NSU University is on a 14-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will take on the NSU University Sharks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Archbishop McCarthy posted their biggest victory yet this season on Wednesday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 66-28 win over Reagan. 66 seems to be a good number for Archbishop McCarthy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Guy Twitty, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was George Sterr, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, NSU University humbled Ransom Everglades with a 81-41 victory. With NSU University ahead 55-23 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Anthony Ferrer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 31 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of NSU University's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Darwin Brooks, who scored 15 points.
Archbishop McCarthy's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for NSU University, their win bumped their record up to an identical 13-3.
Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's contest: Archbishop McCarthy have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 7.6 threes per game. It's a different story for NSU University, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9 threes per game. Given Archbishop McCarthy's sizeable advantage in that area, NSU University will need to find a way to close that gap.
Archbishop McCarthy barely slipped by NSU University in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, winning 67-66. Does Archbishop McCarthy have another victory up their sleeve, or will NSU University turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
