Basketball Game Preview: Mynderse Academy Blue Devils vs. Penn Yan Academy Mustangs

The Mynderse Academy Blue Devils will take on the Penn Yan Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mynderse Academy has four straight wins, Penn Yan Academy has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Friday, Mynderse Academy needed a bit of extra time to put away Newark. They had just enough and edged the Reds out 65-62. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Blue Devils were down 36-21 in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, Penn Yan Academy lost 79-57 to World of Inquiry on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 727th, while the Griffins are ranked 136th).

Mynderse Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Penn Yan Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.

Mynderse Academy took their victory against Penn Yan Academy in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 55-35. Does Mynderse Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Penn Yan Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.