The Marcellus Mustangs are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Salamanca Warriors at 7:45 p.m. on March 14th. One thing working in Marcellus' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 matchups.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Marcellus walked away with it. They blew past the Wolverines 75-43 on the road on Sunday. Marcellus has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Marcellus' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mitch Donegan, who scored 26 points, and Will Kershaw, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Donegan continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Burnett, who scored five points along with 15 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Salamanca had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.6 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They secured a 56-52 W over Avon. That's two games straight that Salamanca has won by exactly four points.
Marcellus' victory bumped their record up to 24-1. As for Salamanca, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
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