The Marcellus Mustangs will take on the OnTech Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Marcellus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69 points per game this season.
Last Friday, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Marcellus made off with a 54-53 win over Bishop Ludden. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Mustangs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Gaelic Knights are ranked fourth).
| 01/17/25 vs Bishop Ludden | 10 |
| 12/15/23 vs Bishop Ludden | 10 |
| 12/08/23 @ Westhill | 10 |
| 12/12/23 @ Chittenango | 9 |
| 01/10/25 @ Chittenango | 8 |
Marcellus' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tucker Burnett led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds Burnett has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Gosh-Sandy, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for OnTech, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Hamilton by a score of 69-58 on Thursday.
OnTech is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Marcellus, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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