The Canisius Crusaders will square off against the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Canisius is looking to tack on another W to their 15-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
With a playoff game on the line, Canisius rose to the challenge on Monday. They secured a 60-56 W over the Vikings. Given Canisius' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Nichols is ranked 122nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bishop Timon-St. Jude had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They strolled past St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute with points to spare, taking the game 72-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Nakyhi Harris, who scored 28 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Harrison, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten assists.
Canisius is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, their win bumped their record up to 23-2.
Canisius ended up a good deal behind Bishop Timon-St. Jude in their previous meeting last Friday, losing 75-61. Can Canisius avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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