Basketball Game Preview: Guilderland Flying Dutchmen vs. Averill Park Warriors

By Team Reports Dec 14, 2023, 5:01pm

Preview: Guilderland Flying Dutchmen vs. Averill Park Warriors

Guilderland is 0-10 against Averill Park since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Guilderland Flying Dutchmen will head out on the road to face off against the Averill Park Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Guilderland is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.

Guilderland scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They walked away with a 52-39 win over Niskayuna. The win was all the more spectacular given Guilderland's disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while Niskayuna is ranked 72nd).

Meanwhile, Averill Park put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Ballston Spa 68-42. Averill Park might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by 26 points or more this season.

Guilderland's victory bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Averill Park, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.

Guilderland was dealt a bruising 56-25 loss at the hands of Averill Park in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Guilderland was down 36-8.