Preview: Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers vs. Canisius Crusaders
The Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers will face off against the Canisius Crusaders at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Timon-St. Jude has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 2,098 points over their last 25 contests.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They took down St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute 72-58 on Monday. Given Bishop Timon-St. Jude's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nakyhi Harris continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 28 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Harrison, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten assists.
Meanwhile, even though Nichols scored an imposing 56 points on Monday, Canisius still came out on top. Canisius snuck past Nichols with a 60-56 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Canisius.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude's victory bumped their record up to 23-2. As for Canisius, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude strolled past Canisius in their previous meeting last Friday by a score of 75-61. Will Bishop Timon-St. Jude repeat their success, or does Canisius have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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