The New Dorp Central Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
New Dorp came into their game last Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 71-50 to Moore Catholic.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 49-37 win over Monsignor Farrell on Tuesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Lions are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for New Dorp, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
New Dorp suffered a grim 88-65 defeat to St. Joseph-by-the-Sea when the teams last played back in November of 2014. Can New Dorp avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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