The Rockwell Marshals just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Wayne Badgers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Rockwell is coming into the match on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They took down Vanguard Academy 71-53 on Friday.
Rockwell's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cesare Baiardi, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Sekona, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 16 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wayne). They blew past Escalante 71-50 on Thursday. With that win, the Badgers brought their scoring average up to 50.8 points per game.
Wayne's win came from a few key players Rockwell will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brayden Lee, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Peterson, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Wayne was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Escalante only posted seven assists.
Wayne has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Rockwell, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-11.
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