Basketball Recap: Wagner Sets Scoring Season-High Against Laguardia

Falcons

Team Score

01/04/25 vs Laguardia	60
12/20/24 @ Port Richmond	59
12/15/24 vs Summit Academy	55
12/04/24 vs Port Richmond	55
12/11/24 @ Tottenville	48

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wagner). They took down Laguardia 60-42 on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Falcons' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 305th, while Laguardia are ranked 75th).

Wagner's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Laguardia, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.

The future could be bright for both Wagner and Laguardia: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Wagner will try to hand Graphics their third-straight loss when the two meet at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Laguardia will look to extend Port Richmond's five-game losing streak when the meet at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.