Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, a fact the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders proved on Wednesday. They came out on top against Nichols by a score of 61-49. This was payback for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, who suffered a 79-69 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Mekhi Gidney continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks. Gionni Zelasko was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Nichols still got an impressive performance from Jakye Rainey, who scored 34 points along with eight rebounds. Rainey has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last 15 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Paulfrey, who scored five points along with nine rebounds.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points per game. As for Nichols, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute will challenge St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven contests -- so hopefully St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute likes a good challenge. As for Nichols, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against The Park School of Buffalo at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Nichols is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in New York (they are ranked 167th, while The Park School of Buffalo is ranked 409th).
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