It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Mariner Tritons had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 63-50 win over the Panthers. Given Mariner's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Cypress Lake is ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mariner to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Kelley Jr, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Kelley Jr has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Lewis, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Despite the loss, Cypress Lake still got an impressive performance from Giordan Easely, who scored 19 points along with five assists and four steals. Joey Dube - garrett was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Mariner is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Cypress Lake, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Mariner will square off against Northeast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mariner has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 669 points over their last nine matches. Cypress Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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