University hasn't had much luck against Palisades recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The University Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Palisades Dolphins at 6:30 p.m. University is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
University is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Venice on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. University had to suffer through a 71-37 loss at the hands of Venice. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-24.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jonah Hansen, who posted 11 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Uleses Henderson, who put up six points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Palisades came up short against Westchester on Wednesday and fell 68-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (56), the Dolphins still had to take the loss.
Palisades' defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-7. As for University, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
University was dealt a bruising 57-29 defeat at the hands of Palisades in their previous meeting on January 6th. Will University have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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