The Silverton Owls will square off against the McLean Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Silverton's defense has only allowed 27.8 points per game this season, so McLean's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Silverton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 62 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Sanford-Fritch on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Eagles on the road and fell 50-23. The Owls were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-10.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McLean). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Pringle-Morse 72-31. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.
McLean relied on the efforts of Hailo Moon, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 22 rebounds, and Kasidy Russell, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine rebounds. The game was Russell's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dixee Johnson, who had eight points along with seven assists.
McLean was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
McLean is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Silverton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
Silverton came up short against McLean in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 43-34. Will Silverton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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