The Jamestown Red & Green will face off against the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute will be up against a hot Jamestown team: the squad just extended their winning streak to nine. Jamestown simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Lancaster 84-44. 84 seems to be a good number for the Red & Green as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Vikings 70-46. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Vikings are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jamestown better keep an eye on Jaymeir Goosby. He was instrumental in St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's win, going 6 of 13 on his way to 14 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Goosby is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekhi Gidney, who posted nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Jamestown pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Jamestown strolled past St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in their previous meeting back in January of 2015 by a score of 57-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jamestown since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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