The Linden Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Flushing Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Linden's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
If Linden beats Flushing with 60 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Linden was the clear victor by a 60-40 margin over Bridgeport on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Flushing came up short against Powers Catholic on Tuesday and fell 69-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Raiders still had to take the loss.
Flushing dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Linden, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Linden strolled past Flushing in their previous matchup back in February by a score of 54-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Linden since the team 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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