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Saxons set for tough task.

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Byline: Marty Maciaszek

mmaciaszek@@dailyherald.com

Beating Conant three times in a row in Perry Gymnasium would appear to be a daunting task.

Schaumburg believes it can pull it off when it meets its Mid- Suburban West rival in what figures to be an electric atmosphere at 7:30 p.m. today for the Conant Class 4A regional title.

"Why not? Why not?" said Schaumburg junior guard Cully Payne.

Especially since a 59-49 win two weeks ago at No. 2 Conant (20- 6) started the No. 7 Saxons (17-9) on their four-game winning streak.

Payne scored 25 points for the third time this season in the last meeting against the MSL's stingiest team at 42.5 points a game allowed.

But the Saxons have also allowed less than 50 points in the first three games of their streak before their dramatic 67-66 win over Hoffman Estates on Wednesday.

"If we keep it up through a whole game we can be dominant defensively," said Schaumburg junior guard Perrish Bell.

And Schaumburg didn't leave Conant on Wednesday believing it played its best game by any means.

"We played to win but we didn't execute anything to our full potential," Bell said. "If we come to our full potential (tonight) we've got a chance to win."

The Saxons hope having been through the first of these MSL West rivalry games pays off tonight.

"The situation overwhelmed us a little bit (at times)," said Schaumburg coach Bob Williams. "But we've already been through it and that's an advantage to us.

"This is an epic battle each...

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