The Southampton Mariners will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Friends Academy Quakers at 1:00 p.m. on March 9th. One thing working in Southampton's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 contests.
Southampton had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They strolled past Bayport-Blue Point with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 60-46.
Southampton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dominick White led the charge by scoring 17 points. Alex Franklin was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Meanwhile, Friends Academy waltzed into their game on Saturday with 16 straight wins but they left with 17. They secured a 55-49 W over North Shore. 55 seems to be a good number for Friends Academy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Friends Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kyle Kramer out in front who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Kramer has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Bock, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Southampton is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Friends Academy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 19-4.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Southampton hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 73.1 points per game. However, it's not like Friends Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 63.3 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.
Southampton came up short against Friends Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 56-46. Can Southampton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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