Preview: East New York Family Academy vs. South Shore Vikings
East New York Family Academy is 0-7 against South Shore since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. East New York Family Academy will face off against the South Shore Vikings at 5:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, East New York Family Academy rose to the challenge on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Central Cougars 62-35 on the road. 62 seems to be a good number for East New York Family Academy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East New York Family Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Arianna Mercado, who scored 20 points along with eight assists and four steals. Amariah Clyne was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, South Shore waltzed into their matchup back in February with two straight wins but they left with three. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 74-44 win over Grand Street Campus. Given South Shore's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Grand Street Campus is ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East New York Family Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for South Shore, they pushed their record up to 21-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
East New York Family Academy suffered a grim 73-48 defeat to South Shore when the teams last played back in January. Can East New York Family Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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