Margaretta hasn't had much luck against Vermilion recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Margaretta Polar Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vermilion Sailors at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Margaretta's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Saturday, everything went Margaretta's way against Clyde as Margaretta made off with an 81-58 victory. Fans of the Polar Bears have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vermilion). They came out on top against Columbia by a score of 63-55 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Margaretta better focus on containing Mason Cooper and Brock Meyers as the pair were huge in Vermilion's win. Cooper went 10 for 24 on his way to 24 points and seven steals, while Meyers went 10 of 16 on his way to 21 points. Those seven steals gave Cooper a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb German, who posted five points.
Vermilion was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.
Margaretta pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Vermilion, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Margaretta against Vermilion in their previous meeting back in February, as the team secured a 72-31 win. In that contest, Margaretta amassed a halftime lead of 46-24, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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