The Norman Thomas Tigers suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Friday. They fell just short of West 50th Street by a score of 74-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Thursday (60), Norman Thomas still had to take the loss.
Jariel Rodriguez and Jason Guzman certainly did their best on Friday to try and avoid the loss. Rodriguez dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten assists, while Guzman scored 18 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rodriguez has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Chazulle, who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds.
Norman Thomas has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for West 50th Street, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Norman Thomas will be playing in front of their home fans against Manhattan Center for Science & Math at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Manhattan Center for Science & Math is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for West 50th Street, they will head out on the road to square off against Bergtraum at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Bergtraum will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
