The Burncoat Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Burncoat comes in on seven and Somerset Berkley Regional on five.
Burncoat had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Plymouth South by a score of 67-59 on Wednesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Cheyton Marshall, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Kevin Dunn, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Somerset Berkley Regional put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season last Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hanover as Somerset Berkley Regional made off with a 76-55 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Somerset Berkley Regional to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brendan Mcdonald, who scored 22 points along with five assists and two steals. Mcdonald also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Dom Taylor was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Burncoat is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Somerset Berkley Regional, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Burncoat hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 65.8 points per game. However, it's not like Somerset Berkley Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 73.6 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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