Basketball Recap: The Park School of Buffalo Comes Up Short

The Park School of Buffalo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 64-49 to the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Marauders are ranked 21st).

When it comes to explaining why The Park School of Buffalo lost, don't look at Elijah Greene. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 15 en route to 19 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. Another player making a difference was Marque Sudduth, who posted nine points.

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nate Blenman led the charge by putting up ten points and five boards. Mahli Shabazz was another key player, earning six points.

The Park School of Buffalo now has a losing record at 5-6. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

The Park School of Buffalo will venture away from home to challenge St. Mary's at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Park School of Buffalo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.6 points per game this season. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they are taking a road trip to take on Canisius at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 67.2 points per game.