Basketball Preview: Watervliet Cannoneers vs. Chatham Panthers
The Watervliet Cannoneers are taking a road trip to face off against the Chatham Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chatham took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Watervliet, who comes in off a win.
While Cannoneers fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. Everything went their way against Coxsackie-Athens on Friday as Watervliet made off with a 64-44 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cannoneers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Chatham unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a hard 51-32 fall against Rensselaer on Friday. The Panthers were down 44-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Watervliet skirted past Chatham 51-48 when the teams last played back in January. Will Watervliet repeat their success, or does Chatham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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