The Gill St. Bernard's Knights and the Seton Hall Prep Pirates will compete for holiday cheer at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gill St. Bernard's comes in on three and Seton Hall Prep on four.
Gill St. Bernard's will bounce into Monday's match after beating St. Benedict's Prep, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. It was close, but Gill St. Bernard's ultimately received the gift of a 53-51 victory from a begrudging Knights squad. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since January 25th.
While Seton Hall Prep didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Columbia on Saturday as Seton Hall Prep made off with a 71-48 victory. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 23 points or more this season.
Gill St. Bernard's better focus on containing Anthony Gonzalez and Dylan Guzzardo as the pair were huge in Seton Hall Prep's win. Gonzalez posted 18 points in addition to five assists and five steals, while Guzzardo put up 23 points and six rebounds. The contest was Guzzardo's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Klimas, who had two points and seven assists.
Gill St. Bernard's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Seton Hall Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Gill St. Bernard's came up short against Seton Hall Prep when the teams last played back in February of 2016, falling 58-54. Will Gill St. Bernard's have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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