Basketball Game Preview: Niagara Falls Wolverines vs. University Prep Griffins

By Team Reports Feb 7, 2024, 3:47am

Preview: Niagara Falls Wolverines vs. University Prep Griffins

The Niagara Falls Wolverines will head out on the road to take on the University Prep Griffins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Niagara Falls is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than University Prep in New York (Niagara Falls is ranked 45th, while University Prep is ranked 184th).

Last Saturday, Niagara Falls came up short against Canisius and fell 52-44. Niagara Falls has struggled against Canisius recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but University Prep had to settle for a 51-49 loss against McQuaid Jesuit on Monday.

Niagara Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for University Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.

Niagara Falls ended up a good deal behind University Prep in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, losing 83-66. Thankfully for Niagara Falls, Melvin Council, Jr. (who scored 34 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.