The York Institute Dragons will square off against the Stone Memorial Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. York Institute has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Stone Memorial will come in with four straight wins.
York Institute is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Gatlinburg-Pittman on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. York Institute took a blow against Gatlinburg-Pittman, falling 99-40.
Meanwhile, Stone Memorial took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 74-41 victory over Clarkrange. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 24 points or more this season.
Stone Memorial's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cade Capps, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds, and Briggs Lowe, who went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus eight rebounds and five assists. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Capps has scored at least a third of Stone Memorial's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayne Bosanko, who earned seven points along with ten rebounds.
Stone Memorial was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Stone Memorial pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for York Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
York Institute couldn't quite finish off Stone Memorial in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 59-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Capps, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 15 rebounds. Now that York Institute knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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