Preview: St. Elizabeth Vikings vs. Sanford Warriors
After three games on the road, St. Elizabeth is heading back home. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the Sanford Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on February 16th. St. Elizabeth has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
St. Elizabeth stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat MOT Charter 80-43 on the road.
Meanwhile, Sanford was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Wilmington Friends 59-31 on the road. Given Sanford's advantage in MaxPreps' Delaware basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Wilmington Friends is ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sanford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Stephen Conway, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Marquis Newson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
St. Elizabeth's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-0. As for Sanford, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
St. Elizabeth took a serious blow against Sanford in their previous matchup back in January of 2021, falling 77-44. Thankfully for St. Elizabeth, Nanna Njoku (who scored 24 points along with six rebounds and two blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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