The Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Nichols 91-53 on the road. Given Bishop Timon-St. Jude's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Nichols is ranked 167th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nakyhi Harris out in front who scored 21 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Harris is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 21 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Humphrey, who scored 25 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Nichols' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jakye Rainey, who scored 23 points, and Hezzy Hall who scored 11 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 43.4% of Nichols' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The victory was the third in a row for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, bringing their record for this year to 16-2. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 31.3 points. As for Nichols, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude will head out on the road to challenge St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Timon-St. Jude has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,518 points over their last 18 matchups. As for Nichols, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Francis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Nichols focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
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