Two dominant guards in Calvin Winfrey and Jack Burchard are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Uniontown Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Meadville Bulldogs on Friday. Meadville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Uniontown, who comes in off a win.
Uniontown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They breezed past Greater Latrobe to the tune of 69-38. The Red Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Meadville unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 52-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Greater Johnstown. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Trojans are ranked seventh).
Uniontown will need to focus on slowing down Burchard, one of several Meadville players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tykie Butler, who shot 42% from the field on his way to 12 points.
Uniontown is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points over those games. Meadville's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
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