Sanford has gone 8-2 against St. Elizabeth recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Sanford Warriors will look to defend their home court against the St. Elizabeth Vikings at 1:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sanford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Wilmington Friends, who was ranked 19th at the time (Sanford was ranked third). Sanford took their contest on Monday with ease, bagging a 66-38 victory over Wilmington Friends. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
| 02/10/25 vs Wilmington Friends | 70% |
| 02/06/25 @ Middletown | 29% |
| 02/01/25 vs Salesianum | 14% |
| 01/30/25 @ Howard | 30% |
| 01/28/25 vs Tower Hill | 50% |
| + 12 more games |
Sanford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zir Ellegood led the charge by going 7-for-10 to rack up 14 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, Ellegood now owns an excellent 45.8% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Taylor, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, St. Elizabeth came tearing into Thursday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 56-42 win over the Mustangs.
Sanford has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for St. Elizabeth, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Sanford beat St. Elizabeth 58-51 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Elizabeth's Julius Wright, who went 8-for-11 on his way to 18 points. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Sanford to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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