Seward Park is 9-1 against Norman Thomas since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Seward Park Bears the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Norman Thomas Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on January 24th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Seward Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They breezed by Economics & Finance at home to the tune of 79-51. Given Seward Park's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Economics & Finance is ranked 669th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Norman Thomas strolled past Manhattan Center for Science & Math with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 77-61.
Norman Thomas can attribute much of their success to Jariel Rodriguez, who scored 23 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds, and Jaden Chazulle, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rodriguez has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Roger Torres, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and six steals.
Seward Park's victory bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Norman Thomas, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
Seward Park beat Norman Thomas 76-63 when the teams last played back in January of 2022. Does Seward Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norman Thomas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
