The Ballston Spa Scotties will head out on the road to face off against the Catholic Central Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ballston Spa took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 65-54 win over Columbia.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Catholic Central on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Varsity Opponent out of the water with a 78-28 final score. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 23 points or more this season.
Ballston Spa better focus on containing Sei'Mir Roberson and Qwameik Smith as the pair were huge in Catholic Central's win. Roberson went 10-for-15 en route to 25 points along with six boards and four steals, while Smith went 7-for-11 on his way to 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. The match was Roberson's 12th in a row with at least 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Mallory, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 12 points and six rebounds.
Catholic Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.9 points over those games. As for Ballston Spa, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
Ballston Spa strolled past Catholic Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2019 by a score of 76-58. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Catholic Central's Jackson Brown, who posted 24 points and five boards. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Ballston Spa to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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