The St. Anthony's Friars and the Southampton Mariners will round out the year against one another at on Saturday. St. Anthony's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.8 points per game this season.
St. Anthony's is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Tappan Zee just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 47-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dutchmen. The game marked the Friars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from James Taylor Jr., who posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicolas Vieux, who put up nine points.
Meanwhile, Southampton put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 73-64 victory over St. Dominic.
Southampton's win came from a few key players St. Anthony's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alex Franklin, who had 23 points and eight rebounds. The matchup was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sae'Vion Ward, who earned 19 points and five rebounds.
Southampton pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.5 points. As for St. Anthony's, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as St. Anthony's and Southampton are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. St. Anthony's hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.8 points per game. However, it's not like Southampton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 90.6 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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