Having just played yesterday, the Drew Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the South San Francisco Warriors at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Drew is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since February 1st on Thursday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 64-35 win over The Nueva School. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
Drew's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Rafa Ledesma, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 16 boards, and Max Nadler, who posted 14 points and six rebounds. Ledesma continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Hakkinen, who earned eight points.
Meanwhile, South San Francisco came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bulldogs 60-40. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
South San Francisco pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Drew, their record is now 4-6.
Drew came up short against South San Francisco in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 37-29. Can Drew avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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