The East Lansing Trojans and the Wayne Memorial Zebras will face off at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Lansing comes in on 22 and Wayne Memorial on six.
East Lansing is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: St. Mary's Prep, who was ranked third at the time (East Lansing was ranked first). East Lansing came out on top against St. Mary's Prep by a score of 51-44 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Wayne Memorial strolled past Carman-Ainsworth with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 66-49.
East Lansing better keep an eye on Carlos Medlock Jr. He was instrumental in Wayne Memorial's win, going 11-for-24 to rack up 29 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The matchup was Medlock Jr's 12th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Tory, who shot 58% from the field en route to 14 points in addition to six boards and three blocks.
Wayne Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in ten consecutive games.
Wayne Memorial's win bumped their record up to 25-3. As for East Lansing, their victory bumped their record up to 27-1.
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