Friends' Central have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season. They took their match at home on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 66-28 win over Barrack Hebrew Academy. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Friends' Central has managed all season.
Nigel Pierman was the offensive standout of the match as he scored 14 points along with five rebounds. Those 14 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Fazl Oshodi, who scored 11 points.
Friends' Central pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Barrack Hebrew Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
Friends' Central will head out on the road to face off against Westtown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westtown will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Friends' Central is ranked 18th). Barrack Hebrew Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Germantown Friends at 5:15 p.m. on January 4th.
