Basketball Game Preview: Maywood Academy Nighthawks vs. Elizabeth Bulldogs

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Previous Games

01/27/25 - Home	42-26 W
02/02/24 - Home	33-28 W
01/22/24 - Away	24-28 L
01/26/23 - Away	24-34 L
02/10/22 - Away	19-49 L
+ 5 more games

Maywood Academy and Elizabeth are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Maywood Academy Nighthawks will head out on the road to face off against the Elizabeth Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.

Maywood Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Sotomayor on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Maywood Academy was beaten by Sotomayor 61-31. The Nighthawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-6.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth hadn't done well against Torres recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Elizabeth narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Torres 26-24.

Maywood Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Elizabeth, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 2-11.

Maywood Academy strolled past Elizabeth when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 42-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maywood Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.