The Malden Catholic Lancers will take on the Doherty Memorial Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Malden Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Doherty Memorial likes a good challenge.
Malden Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Milford as Malden Catholic made off with an 83-59 victory. The Lancers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Doherty Memorial not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since January 10th. Everything went their way against Norwood as Doherty Memorial made off with a 77-55 win. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Mustangs are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Doherty Memorial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.9 points over those games. Malden Catholic pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
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