Maywood Academy hasn't had much luck against Marquez recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Maywood Academy Nighthawks will welcome the Marquez Gladiators at 4:00 p.m.
Maywood Academy is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 85-43 loss at the hands of Sotomayor. The Nighthawks were down 74-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marquez). They claimed a resounding 91-29 win over Maywood CES. With the Gladiators ahead 57-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Maywood Academy better focus on containing Ricardo Bermejo and Julian Nunez as the pair were huge in Marquez's win. Bermejo dropped a double-double on 15 points and 19 rebounds, while Nunez went 7 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points. Bermejo also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Marquez is 2-1 when he posts at least five steals, but 7-8-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Elyjah Staples, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.
Marquez was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Marquez pushed their record up to 9-9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for Maywood Academy, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-11.
Maywood Academy was dealt a bruising 73-32 loss at the hands of Marquez in their previous meeting on January 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Staples, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Maywood Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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