Basketball Game Preview: Bradford Owls vs. St. Marys Flying Dutch

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2024, 2:28am

Preview: Bradford Owls vs. St. Marys Flying Dutch

The Bradford Owls will take on the St. Marys Flying Dutch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bradford is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.

Last Friday, Bradford earned a 44-31 win over Punxsutawney.

Meanwhile, St. Marys and Johnsonburg squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly St. Marys had to settle for second. They fell 48-37 to the Rams. While losing is never fun, St. Marys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 410th, while Johnsonburg is ranked 192nd).

Despite the loss, St. Marys had strong showings from Quin Gavazzi, who scored 13 points, and Dan Schutz, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and four blocks. Another player making a difference was Anthony Nedzinski, who scored six points along with five steals.

Bradford's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for St. Marys, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.

Bradford came up short against St. Marys in their previous meeting back in January, falling 59-54. Can Bradford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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