The Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets will challenge the McQuaid Jesuit Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Rush-Henrietta humbled Hilton with a 72-44 victory. Given the Royal Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Cadets are ranked 421st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but McQuaid Jesuit had no problem doing just that on Friday. They secured a 62-58 W over the Griffins. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Griffins recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
McQuaid Jesuit's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Rush-Henrietta, their win bumped their record up to 18-2.
Rush-Henrietta beat McQuaid Jesuit 75-62 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McQuaid Jesuit's Quinn Wilson, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rush-Henrietta still be able to contain Wilson? There's only one way to find out.
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