The Park School of Buffalo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 75-60 bruising from the Nichols Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Vikings are ranked 173rd).
The Park School of Buffalo's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elijah Greene, who went 8-for-13 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds. Kamron Barge was another key player, putting up 18 points along with six boards and five assists.
Leading Nichols to victory were Tre Paulfrey and Justin Benning. Paulfrey almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds, while Benning went 9-for-14 en route to 22 points and three steals. Paulfrey's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mitchell Masiello, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 12 points.
The Park School of Buffalo's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Nichols, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-10.
The Park School of Buffalo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 74-62 defeat against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on the 11th. As for Nichols, they have also already played their next game, an 88-51 victory against St. Mary's on the 11th.
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