The Mineral Point Pointers will face off against the Darlington Redbirds on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mineral Point is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging an 83-43 win over Lancaster. Winning may never get old, but the Pointers sure are getting used to it with their 15th in a row.
Meanwhile, Darlington had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Cubans with a sharp 64-42 victory. That's two games straight that the Redbirds have won by exactly 22 points.
Darlington's win bumped their record up to 21-5. As for Mineral Point, their victory bumped their record up to 27-1.
Everything came up roses for Mineral Point against Darlington in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 66-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mineral Point since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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