The Archbishop Bergan Knights and the Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Archbishop Bergan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Freeman 51-49. 51 seems to be a good number for the Knights as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] entered their tilt with Exeter-Milligan/Friend on Thursday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against Exeter-Milligan/Friend by a score of 68-55.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s win came from a few key players Archbishop Bergan will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alec Schindler, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Hoke, who went 7-for-12 on his way to 20 points in addition to six boards and five steals.
Archbishop Bergan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points over those games. Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s victory bumped their record up to 24-3.
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