The Randolph Cardinals will face off against the Westfield Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Randolph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Chautauqua Lake 66-39. The Cardinals have beaten the Eagles the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Westfield came tearing into Saturday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.4 points), and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 89-51 win over the Bulldogs. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 758th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Randolph better keep an eye on Carson Swanson. He was instrumental in Westfield's win, almost dropping a triple-double with 47 points, 11 boards, and nine assists. The matchup was Swanson's 41st in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Zach Maguire, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 17 rebounds.
Westfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Randolph pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points over those games. As for Westfield, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Randolph came up short against Westfield in their previous meeting back in February, falling 43-39. Can Randolph avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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