The Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Canisius Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bishop Timon-St. Jude sitting on seven straight wins and Canisius on 15.
Even though St. Francis scored an imposing 65 points on Wednesday, Bishop Timon-St. Jude still came out on top. Bishop Timon-St. Jude walked away with a 78-65 win over St. Francis. Given Bishop Timon-St. Jude's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while St. Francis is ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Humphrey, who scored 26 points along with five assists and five steals. Humphrey hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. Jaiden Harrison was another key contributor, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Canisius stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on The Park School of Buffalo with a sharp 71-45 win.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.5 points per game. As for Canisius, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude couldn't quite finish off Canisius when the teams last played back in January and fell 77-75. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Canisius' Patrick Cullinan, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Now that Bishop Timon-St. Jude knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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