Basketball Recap: Delaware Academy Piles Up the Points Against Afton

Delaware Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Afton Knights 86-50. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Knights are ranked 852nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bulldogs

Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/30/25 vs Afton	86-50
01/22/25 vs Deposit-Hancock	100-69
12/30/24 vs West Canada Valley	53-39
12/26/24 vs Herkimer	73-43
02/24/24 vs Union Springs	71-55
02/13/24 vs Bainbridge-Guilford	72-31

Delaware Academy pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points per game. As for Afton, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Delaware Academy has already played their next game (against Johnson City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Afton has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Greene.