The Saunders Trades & Tech Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Eastchester Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Saunders Trades & Tech will be strutting in after a victory while Eastchester will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Saunders Trades & Tech didn't have too much trouble with Yonkers at home as they won 62-48. The victory was just what Saunders Trades & Tech needed coming off of a 87-54 defeat in their prior match.
Saunders Trades & Tech found their leader in underclassman Justin Andrade, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Andrade has scored at least 25% of Saunders Trades & Tech's points. Alex Vazquez was another key contributor, scoring 10 points along with 8 steals.
Meanwhile, Eastchester had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They suffered a tough 61-40 defeat at the hands of Mamaroneck. Eastchester has struggled against Mamaroneck recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The losses dropped Saunders Trades & Tech to 2-1 and Yonkers to 0-2.
Saunders Trades & Tech was taken down by Eastchester 86-40 when the teams last played back in February. Can Saunders Trades & Tech avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.