The Erie Tigers will head out to challenge the Rangeview Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Erie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They snuck past Rocky Mountain with a 70-66 win. The Tigers have beaten the Lobos the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Lobos has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Rangeview faced George Washington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Raiders breezed past the Patriots to the tune of 83-51. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 23 points or more this season.
Rangeview's win came from a few key players that Erie will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aidan Perez, who shot 69% from the field to rack up 21 points and seven rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 45.5% field goal percentage. Marceles Duncan was another key player, going 7-for-10 on his way to 20 points and six assists.
Rangeview was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They racked up nine more assists than George Washington's also-impressive total of 12.
Rangeview's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Erie, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
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