Basketball Game Preview: Marvelwood Pterodactyls vs. Storm King Cougars

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 3:09am

Preview: Marvelwood Pterodactyls vs. Storm King Cougars

Marvelwood is 0-10 against Storm King since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Marvelwood Pterodactyls will be staying on the road to face off against the Storm King Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on February 17th. One thing working in Marvelwood's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.

Two weeks ago, Marvelwood was able to grind out a solid win over American School for the Deaf, taking the game 58-51.

Meanwhile, Storm King had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Everything went their way against New York Military Academy as Storm King made off with a 77-54 win. Storm King has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 23 points or more this season.

The win got Marvelwood back to even at 2-2. As for Storm King, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.

Marvelwood lost to Storm King on the road by a decisive 81-63 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Marvelwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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