The Marie Philip Galloping Ghosts just played last night, but they'll still head out to face Boston University Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 15th. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Marie Philip sitting on five straight victories and Boston University Academy on six.
With a playoff game on the line, Marie Philip rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 64-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Xavier DeLeon was his usual excellent self, scoring 33 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Marie Philip's points. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Novas, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Boston University Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game last Wednesday. Everything went their way against Covenant Christian Academy as Boston University Academy made off with a 56-34 victory. 56 seems to be a good number for Boston University Academy as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Marie Philip has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Boston University Academy, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Marie Philip came up short against Boston University Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 61-54. Can Marie Philip avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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