After both having extra time off, the Flushing Red Devils and the Campus Magnet Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Flushing has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Campus Magnet will come in with five straight wins.
Two weeks ago, Flushing was beaten by Forest Hills 56-21. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Rangers are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Campus Magnet). They breezed by Hillcrest to the tune of 53-0 last Thursday. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Campus Magnet's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Flushing, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Flushing against Campus Magnet when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 67-11 win. Will Flushing repeat their success, or does Campus Magnet have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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