The Norman Thomas Tigers will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Manhattan Center for Science & Math Rams at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Norman Thomas' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
Norman Thomas suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Friday. They fell just short of West 50th Street by a score of 74-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Thursday (60), Norman Thomas still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Norman Thomas had strong showings from Jariel Rodriguez, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten assists, and Jason Guzman, who scored 18 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rodriguez has scored all season. Jaden Chazulle was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Manhattan Center for Science & Math's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Thursday after their third straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 73-49 walloping at the hands of Graphics. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Manhattan Center for Science & Math has suffered yet this season.
Norman Thomas has not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Manhattan Center for Science & Math, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.