The Bowne Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season. They put the hurt on Martin with a sharp 90-68 victory on Thursday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 60-37.
Christopher Judge was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and ten assists. The game was his 11th in a row with at least ten points. Josiah Salmon was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Bowne's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.3 points per game. As for Martin, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bowne will challenge Washington Heights Expeditionary at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Washington Heights Expeditionary will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 590th, while Bowne is ranked 138th). Martin and Cardozo will face off at 1:30 p.m. on January 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Cardozo will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
