Morrisania was the 82-80 winner over South Bronx when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Morrisania Lions took a hard 71-52 fall against the South Bronx Phoenix on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 549th, while the Phoenix are ranked 154th).
Morrisania has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for South Bronx, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Morrisania will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Morris at 4:30 p.m. on February 3rd. After both having extra time off, South Bronx and South Bronx Prep will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 4:30 p.m. on January 31st. One thing working in South Bronx Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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