Preview: Saranac Lake Red Storm vs. AuSable Valley Patriots
Saranac Lake has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the AuSable Valley Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Saranac Lake has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Saranac Lake fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Moriah on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Vikings 69-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (61), Saranac Lake still had to take the loss.
Saranac Lake might have lost, but man, Caleb Akey was a machine: he scored 35 points along with five assists and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Akey has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mik Denkenberger, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, AuSable Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were outmatched by Northern Adirondack on the road and fell 84-46. AuSable Valley was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-21.
Saranac Lake's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for AuSable Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Everything came up roses for Saranac Lake against AuSable Valley in their previous matchup on February 6th as the squad secured a 71-36 victory. Will Saranac Lake repeat their success, or does AuSable Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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