Preview: St. Raymond Boys Ravens vs. Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders
St. Raymond Boys is 1-9 against Archbishop Stepinac since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The St. Raymond Boys Ravens will take on the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. St. Raymond Boys has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,562 points over their last 21 contests.
Even though Cardinal Hayes scored an imposing 58 points on Tuesday, St. Raymond Boys still came out on top. St. Raymond Boys secured a 63-58 W over Cardinal Hayes. Given St. Raymond Boys' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Cardinal Hayes is ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Stepinac had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against Monsignor Scanlan on Tuesday as Archbishop Stepinac made off with a 85-63 victory. Winning may never get old, but Archbishop Stepinac sure is getting used to it with their 16th in a row.
Archbishop Stepinac's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Boogie Fland, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds, and Braylan Ritvo, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. Fland is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasiah Jervis, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
St. Raymond Boys' victory bumped their record up to 21-5. As for Archbishop Stepinac, their win bumped their record up to 22-3.
St. Raymond Boys was dealt a bruising 100-71 loss at the hands of Archbishop Stepinac when the teams last played back in January. Can St. Raymond Boys avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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