Preview: Goodwin Tech Gladiators vs. University Hawks
The Goodwin Tech Gladiators will be playing at home against the University Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Goodwin Tech knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully University likes a good challenge.
Even though Harvard Ellis Tech scored an imposing 61 points on Friday, Goodwin Tech still came out on top. Goodwin Tech pulled ahead with a 62-61 photo finish over Harvard Ellis Tech.
Meanwhile, University pushed their score all the way to 59 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Wilcox RVT by a score of 61-59. University has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, University got a solid performance out of Malik Rich, who scored 27 points. That was a full 45.8% of University's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ka'Ron Wright, who scored 11 points.
Goodwin Tech is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for University, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Goodwin Tech against University in their previous matchup back in January of 2020 as the team secured a 76-36 win. In that match, Goodwin Tech amassed a halftime lead of 46-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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