The Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets and the Colonie Central Raiders will face off at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Rush-Henrietta knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Colonie Central likes a good challenge.
Rush-Henrietta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 80-51 victory over Lockport. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Royal Comets have posted since February 7th.
Rush-Henrietta can attribute much of their success to Jalen Taggart, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 33 points, and Avery Council, who went 12 of 19 on his way to 26 points and eight assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Taggart has scored at least a third of Rush-Henrietta's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amir Abdul-Haqq, who posted seven points and three blocks.
Rush-Henrietta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Colonie Central beat Aquinas Institute 80-71 on Friday.
Rush-Henrietta pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Colonie Central, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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