The Island Trees Bulldogs will challenge the Friends Academy Quakers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Island Trees can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home back in December of 2024. They took a 70-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seaford.
Meanwhile, Friends Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 78-66 to Floral Park Memorial.
Island Trees will have to keep a close watch on Chase O'Brien and Eyan Valadez, a pair of players who had a big impact on Friends Academy's prior game. O'Brien dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards, while Valadez almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. O'Brien has become a key player for Friends Academy: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least ten rebounds, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jared Williams, who posted six points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Friends Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Island Trees was taken down by Friends Academy 65-37 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Island Trees, Jackson O'Brien (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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