The Meadville Bulldogs waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins but they left with six. They came out on top against Cathedral Prep by a score of 79-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Meadville to victory were Jack Burchard and Lucas Luteran. Burchard dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, while Luteran scored 31 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Burchard is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tykie Butler, who scored 12 points along with five assists.
Despite the loss, Cathedral Prep had strong showings from Nando Mirarchi, who scored 20 points along with seven assists, and Michael Thompson, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Another player making a difference was Ahmari Horton, who scored eight points.
Meadville pushed their record up to 12-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points per game. As for Cathedral Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Meadville will head out on the road to take on McDowell at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McDowell has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 928 points over their last 14 games. As for Cathedral Prep, they will be playing at home against Harbor Creek at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Averaging 65.15 points so far this season, Cathedral Prep's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Harbor Creek better be ready for a challenge.
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