Two dominant guards in Marcus Kelley Jr and Spencer Clayton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mariner Tritons are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Barron Collier Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. One thing working in Mariner's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten contests.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mariner had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Vikings 86-59 on the road. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, even though Sebring scored an imposing 58 points on Thursday, Barron Collier still came out on top. Barron Collier skirted past Sebring 61-58. The win was nothing new for Barron Collier as they're now sitting on three straight.
Mariner is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Barron Collier, they pushed their record up to 20-8 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Mariner was able to grind out a solid win over Barron Collier in their previous meeting back in January, winning 70-63. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Clayton, who scored 26 points along with seven assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mariner still be able to contain Clayton? There's only one way to find out.
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