The Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs will square off against the Stanton County Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Sylvan-Lucas' favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home while Stanton County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
If Stanton County heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Sylvan-Lucas took over last week. Sylvan-Lucas snuck past St. John's/Tipton Catholic with a 58-53 win last Friday.
Meanwhile, Stanton County had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Sublette by a score of 68-60 on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Sylvan-Lucas better keep an eye on David Crane. He was instrumental in Stanton County's win, dropping a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Crane has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more boards the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gerardo Robles, who posted 18 points.
Stanton County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Sylvan-Lucas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points over those games. Stanton County's victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
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