Basketball Game Preview: Van Arsdale Cardinals vs. Brooklyn Technical Engineers

The Van Arsdale Cardinals will square off against the Brooklyn Technical Engineers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Van Arsdale has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Brooklyn Technical will arrive with four straight wins.

Last Wednesday, Van Arsdale ended up a good deal behind Midwood and lost 74-56. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Hornets are ranked 295th).

Meanwhile, Brooklyn Technical didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Robeson Business Tech back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 54-49 victory.

Van Arsdale's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Brooklyn Technical, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.

Van Arsdale suffered a grim 64-43 defeat to Brooklyn Technical when the teams last played back in January of 2022. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brooklyn Technical's Carson Davis, who went 11 for 18 on his way to 29 points and five rebounds. Now that Van Arsdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.