The Doherty Memorial Highlanders will head out to take on the Malden Catholic Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Doherty Memorial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Norwood as Doherty Memorial made off with a 77-55 win. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Mustangs are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Malden Catholic entered their tilt with Milford on Tuesday with 11 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 12. They blew past the Scarlet Hawks 83-59. The Lancers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Doherty Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.9 points over those games. Malden Catholic's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-2.
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