Xaverian extends winning streak to 9 with win over St. Mary’s
The Xaverian Clippers beat St. Mary’s 65-58 in Bay Ridge on Sunday night to extend their winning streak to nine games. The impressive run was news to head coach Jack Alesi, who is so locked into his two-year plan that he isn’t worried about wins so early in January.
“I wasn’t even aware we had a nine-game winning streak,” Alesi said. “I take them game by game, and at this time of the year, as a coach, I’m not counting wins as much as I’m monitoring progression. A nine-game winning streak only matters if you are getting better every game.”
Alesi knew his team would have a tough time winning last season, and with just one senior on the team, he expected to have nearly his entire squad back this year. So rather than try in vain to win with an inexperienced team, he went to work on a two-year plan that would have his team ready to win this season.