Basketball Recap: New Rochelle's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Huguenots

Previous Games

02/08/25 vs Salesian	87-70
02/06/25 vs Rye	60-47
01/23/25 vs Scarsdale	66-51
01/15/25 vs Mount Vernon	65-52
01/09/25 vs Lincoln	85-44
+ 3 more games

New Rochelle waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They took down the Salesian Eagles 87-70. The Huguenots' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

When it comes to explaining why Salesian lost, don't look at Julien Wiggins. Despite the final result, he went 11 of 20 to rack up 31 points in addition to five assists and three steals. That was a full 44.3% of Salesian's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevaughn Mitchell, who had 12 points.

New Rochelle's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Salesian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.

Coming up, New Rochelle will head out on the road to face off against Scarsdale at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Salesian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Xavier at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Salesian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.