Basketball Recap: Norman Thomas' Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Norman Thomas came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Washington Trojans 73-56.

Norman Thomas' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chris Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Taylor is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last 12 games he's played. Jariel Rodriguez was another key player, putting up 16 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.

Norman Thomas is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points per game. As for Washington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.

Norman Thomas has already played their next game (against Washington Heights Expeditionary), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Washington has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Petrides.