The Canisius Crusaders will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders at 1:30 p.m. on February 18th. Canisius knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Canisius faced Bishop Timon-St. Jude in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The matchup between Canisius and Bishop Timon-St. Jude wasn't particularly close, with Canisius falling 75-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, even though St. Mary's scored an imposing 61 points on Friday, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute still came out on top. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute took their contest against St. Mary's 74-61. Given St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while St. Mary's is ranked 401st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Canisius' loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-3. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Canisius didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 56-50 victory. Does Canisius have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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