Preview: Girard Yellowjackets vs. Iroquois Braves
Girard is 8-1 against Iroquois since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Girard Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Iroquois Braves at 7:30 p.m. Girard will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Girard stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They breezed by Seneca at home to the tune of 83-36. Given Girard's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Seneca is ranked 506th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Iroquois came into Tuesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Northwestern 65-31 at home.
Iroquois relied on the efforts of Cole Bennett, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds, and Kellen Burroughs, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bennett has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Javion Lucas, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Girard is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for Iroquois, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-10.
Everything came up roses for Girard against Iroquois when the teams last played back in January as the team secured a 77-42 win. Will Girard repeat their success, or does Iroquois have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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