The St. Joseph Cadets will face off against the Norwalk Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.4 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Joseph beat Darien 54-50.
St. Joseph relied on the efforts of TJ Wright, who posted 22 points, and Lameik Black, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 15 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Wright has scored at least a third of St. Joseph's points. Joseph Bruneus was another key player, putting up four points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Norwalk fought the good fight in their overtime match against Ridgefield on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 57-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The Bears have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
St. Joseph will have to keep a close watch on Dylan Izzi and Joshua Todd, a pair of players who had a big impact on Norwalk's prior game. Izzi had 14 points along with five assists and three steals, while Todd went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points and four steals.
Norwalk's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for St. Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
St. Joseph beat Norwalk 73-64 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norwalk turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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