The Saint Andrew's Scots will challenge the Dwyer Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dwyer is hoping to do what Katz Yeshiva couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Saint Andrew's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Saint Andrew's blew past Katz Yeshiva 90-53. Fans of the Scots have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saint Andrew's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brendan Gerard, who went 6 for 7 en route to 17 points plus eight assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Montes, who went 10 for 14 en route to 23 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Saint Andrew's was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 24 assists in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Dwyer took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 66-39 win over Santaluces. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Saint Andrew's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Dwyer, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Saint Andrew's was able to grind out a solid victory over Dwyer when the teams last played back in December of 2015, winning 62-51. Does Saint Andrew's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dwyer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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