Linden-McKinley and Mifflin are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Linden-McKinley Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Mifflin Punchers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Linden-McKinley will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 39) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Whetstone 49-46.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mifflin). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Columbus International 75-38. With that victory, the Punchers brought their scoring average up to 51 points per game.
Linden-McKinley better keep an eye on Myles Jarrett. He was instrumental in Mifflin's win, going 7 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 31 points along with seven assists and six boards. Those 31 points gave Jarrett a new career-high. Adimalik Omar was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Mifflin was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Linden-McKinley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Mifflin, they moved to 7-10 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Linden-McKinley couldn't quite finish off Mifflin in their previous meeting on January 8th and fell 50-47. Can Linden-McKinley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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