Basketball Game Preview: Poly Parrots vs. Garfield Bulldogs

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 5:34am

Preview: Poly Parrots vs. Garfield Bulldogs

The Poly Parrots will face off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Poly sitting on five straight wins and Garfield on 15.

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Poly had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They managed a 54-50 win over the Dons.

It was another big night for Hannah Lising, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. She hasn't dropped below four steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jhada Cordon, who scored 11 points along with two steals.

Meanwhile, Garfield strolled past Eagle Rock with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 58-43.

Poly is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Garfield, their victory bumped their record up to 23-5.

Poly took their victory against Garfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 55-31. In that matchup, Poly amassed a halftime lead of 41-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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