Preview: South Shore Vikings vs. East New York Family Academy
South Shore has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against East New York Family Academy at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Back in February, South Shore took their contest 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.
Meanwhile, East New York Family Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past New Dorp, posting a 62-35 win 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.
East New York Family Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Arianna Mercado led the charge by scoring 20 points along with eight assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Amariah Clyne, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
South Shore pushed their record up to 21-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.4 points per game. As for East New York Family Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-7.
Everything went South Shore's way against East New York Family Academy in their previous matchup back in January as South Shore made off with a 73-48 victory. Does South Shore have another victory up their sleeve, or will East New York Family Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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