Christian Brothers Academy is 1-6 against Indian River since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Christian Brothers Academy Brothers will take on the Indian River Wolves at 12:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Christian Brothers Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 69-35 win over Syracuse Academy of Science. While the Brothers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Indian River waltzed into their match on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They took down the Cavaliers 46-31. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Brothers Academy better keep an eye on Allison LaMora. She was instrumental in Indian River's win, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 19 rebounds. LaMora has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 14 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keera LaLonde, who posted nine points and six assists.
Indian River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Indian River pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Christian Brothers Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Christian Brothers Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 48-32 loss to Indian River in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Christian Brothers Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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