While Norman Thomas didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on EBC/Bushwick with a sharp 69-46 win on Sunday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 23 points or more this season.
12/15/24 vs EBC/Bushwick | 15 |
12/14/24 vs Irving | 21 |
12/11/24 @ Rustin | 19 |
12/07/24 vs CPH/East Harlem | 16 |
12/06/24 vs Bergtraum | 18 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Norman Thomas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chris Taylor, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. Taylor's afternoon made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Xavier Joaquin, who went 5 of 11 en route to 11 points along with seven assists and six boards.
The victory was the third in a row for Norman Thomas, bringing their record for this year to 6-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.3 points per game. As for EBC/Bushwick, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Norman Thomas will venture away from home to challenge Stuyvesant at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for EBC/Bushwick, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against A-Tech at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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