It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the Tigers 55-39. The win was just what Mercyhurst Prep needed coming off of a 69-43 loss in their prior game.
Maddox Brzuz was his usual excellent self, scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Craig Buckner, who scored 13 points along with four steals.
Mercyhurst Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Fairview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-16.
Mercyhurst Prep will challenge Deer Lakes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Deer Lakes is coming into the contest with nine straight wins on the road, so Mercyhurst Prep will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Fairview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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