After a string of three wins, Friends Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 78-66 to the Floral Park Memorial Knights. The Quakers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Friends Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Chase O'Brien, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards, and Eyan Valadez, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. O'Brien is becoming a predictor of Friends Academy's success: when he posts at least ten boards the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Williams, who posted six points and six rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Friends Academy 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 nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Friends Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Floral Park Memorial, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Friends Academy will take on Island Trees at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Friends Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season. Floral Park Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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