The Valley Stream North Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Friends Academy Quakers at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Valley Stream North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Locust Valley with a sharp 59-39 victory. The Spartans pushed the score to 46-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Friends Academy). They blew past Island Trees 84-62 on Tuesday. The Quakers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Valley Stream North better keep an eye on Eyan Valadez. He was instrumental in Friends Academy's win, dropping a double-double with 28 points and ten rebounds. Valadez's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Kai Jordan was another key player, putting up 15 points and five boards.
Friends Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Valley Stream North's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Friends Academy, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Valley Stream North won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in January of 2018, slipping by Friends Academy 65-64. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Stream North since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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