Crusaders
| 02/01/25 vs Health Sciences Charter | 53-38 |
| 01/31/25 @ Nichols | 69-45 |
| 01/28/25 @ Cardinal O'Hara | 74-32 |
Canisius entered their tilt with Health Sciences Charter on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Health Sciences Charter Falcons with points to spare, taking the game 53-38. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Falcons are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Canisius was led to victory by Patrick Cullinan and Ondre Foster. Cullinan went 5 of 12 en route to 20 points and six rebounds, while Foster posted ten points and six boards. Cullinan continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Johnny Esposito was another key player, putting up eight points.
Canisius smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Health Sciences Charter lost, don't look at Nahsaan Young. Despite the final result, he had 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Staz Chiddick, who earned four points along with six boards and three blocks.
Canisius has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Health Sciences Charter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Canisius is taking a road trip to challenge The Park School of Buffalo at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in The Park School of Buffalo's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests. Health Sciences Charter has already played their next match (against South Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
