On Thursday, the Mount Vernon Knights narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Patrick School Celtics 78-75. The win was all the more spectacular given the Knights' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 47th in New York, while the Celtics are ranked fourth in New Jersey).
Knights
| 02/13/25 vs Patrick School | 78-75 |
| 02/01/25 vs Francis Lewis | 73-48 |
| 01/31/25 vs New Rochelle | 54-46 |
| 01/25/25 vs White Plains | 89-37 |
| 12/20/24 vs Lincoln | 95-46 |
| + 3 more games |
Mount Vernon pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Patrick School, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-4.
Mount Vernon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Patrick School, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Balboa at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Patrick School's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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