The Orchard Park Quakers will head out on the road to challenge the St. Francis Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orchard Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matches -- so hopefully St. Francis likes a good challenge.
If St. Francis heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Orchard Park took over last week. Orchard Park walked away with a 66-58 win over Sweet Home on Saturday. Given the Quakers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Panthers are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Francis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-67 heartbreaker at the hands of St. Mary's.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Orchard Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Orchard Park didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Francis in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orchard Park since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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