The Park School of Buffalo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 74-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Marauders are ranked 16th).
Elijah Greene
| 02/11/25 @ St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute | 20 |
| 12/27/24 vs Fredonia | 15 |
| 01/18/25 vs East | 14 |
| 12/17/24 @ International Prep at Grover | 14 |
| 01/28/25 @ St. Francis | 12 |
Several Pioneers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elijah Greene, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 20 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Greene a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Marque Sudduth, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 17 points.
Even though they lost, The Park School of Buffalo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaymeir Goosby out in front who posted 16 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Goosby has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gionni Zelasko, who put up eight points along with nine assists and seven steals.
The Park School of Buffalo's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. The Park School of Buffalo will welcome St. Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in The Park School of Buffalo's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Canisius at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Canisius sitting on six straight wins and St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on ten.
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