The Katz Yeshiva Storm will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against the Hebrew Academy Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Katz Yeshiva has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Katz Yeshiva's 9-4 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 86-79 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jewish Culture on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did two weeks ago (64), Katz Yeshiva still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Hebrew Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a serious blow against True North Classical Academy, falling 87-43. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hebrew Academy in their matchups with True North Classical Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Katz Yeshiva's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 2-4. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Hebrew Academy, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2.
Katz Yeshiva came up short against Hebrew Academy when the teams last played back in November, falling 46-41. Can Katz Yeshiva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
