Basketball Recap: Tamarac Comes Up Short

After flying high against Waterford-Halfmoon last Monday, Tamarac came back down to earth. The Tamarac Bengals were just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 38-37 to the Mechanicville Red Raiders. The Bengals have struggled against the Red Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Tamarac's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Mechanicville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.

Tamarac and Mechanicville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. Tamarac (ranked 128th) will meet Hoosick Falls (ranked 495th) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Mechanicville will take on Emma Willard at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday up 457 places (141 vs. 598).