After two games on the road, Francis W. Parker is heading back home. They will take on the Mather Rangers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Francis W. Parker focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Francis W. Parker struggled with assists on Tuesday (Regina Dominican had 700% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Francis W. Parker was beaten by Regina Dominican 41-8. Francis W. Parker has not had much luck with Regina Dominican recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Quinn Kass was Francis W. Parker's leading scorer, having posted three points.
Meanwhile, Mather had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 42-15 win over Marine Leadership Academy.
Mather found their leader in underclassman Temi Yesufu, who scored 29 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Yesufu has scored at least 25% of Mather's points. Klar Dowdy was another key contributor, scoring 6 points.
Francis W. Parker bumped their record down to 0-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 19.0 points per game. As for Mather, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Francis W. Parker have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Mather struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.1 per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Francis W. Parker came up short against Mather when the teams last played back in November, falling 37-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mather's Yesufu, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Francis W. Parker knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
