Basketball Recap: Peekskill Gets Big Victory over Higher-Ranked Poughkeepsie

By Team Reports Mar 1, 2025, 2:38am

Basketball Recap: Peekskill Red Devils vs. Poughkeepsie Pioneers

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Peekskill extended their postseason success on Thursday against Poughkeepsie. They walked away with a 54-43 win over the Poughkeepsie Pioneers. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Red Devils' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Pioneers are ranked 76th).

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Previous 4 Games (Home)

02/27/25 vs Poughkeepsie	54-43
02/22/25 vs John Jay	62-38
02/01/25 vs Poughkeepsie	60-39
01/30/25 vs Ardsley	58-52

Peekskill pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Poughkeepsie, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.

Coming up, Peekskill will take on Tappan Zee on Tuesday. Poughkeepsie does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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Basketball Recap: Peekskill Gets Big Victory over Higher-Ranked Poughkeepsie

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