De Anza is 1-8 against St. Patrick-St. Vincent since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The De Anza Dons will play host again and welcome the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, De Anza was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 59-53 to Saint Mary's.
De Anza's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ahmari Otis, who scored 18 points, and Malakai Wise who scored 15 points. That was a full 34% of De Anza's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jaleel Jackson was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick-St. Vincent was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 54-53 to Saint Mary's. St. Patrick-St. Vincent has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
De Anza's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-11. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.
De Anza was dealt a bruising 84-47 defeat at the hands of St. Patrick-St. Vincent when the teams last played on January 9th. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point De Anza was down 57-23.
