The Mahwah Thunderbirds will face off against the High Point Wildcats on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mahwah proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 31) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Emerson 44-41. The Thunderbirds haven't had any issues with the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, High Point didn't have too much trouble with Pope John XXIII on Friday as they won 64-47.
Mahwah's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for High Point, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Mahwah strolled past High Point in their previous matchup back in February of 2018 by a score of 64-47. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was High Point's Luke Steinman, who went 7-for-12 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Mahwah to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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