Basketball Recap: Elmira Falls Despite Big Games from Mariah Matias and Addison Taft

If Elmira was riding high fresh off their 56-29 takedown of Ithaca last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Elmira Express took a hard 73-58 fall against the Binghamton Patriots on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (56), the Express still had to take the loss.

Mariah Matias

Rebounds

02/10/25 @ Binghamton	11
02/05/25 @ Ithaca	11
02/01/25 vs Vestal	18
01/27/25 @ Chenango Valley	14
01/25/25 vs Horseheads	12
+ 11 more games

Elmira's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Addison Taft, who went 8 for 13 en route to 19 points, and Mariah Matias, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards. Matias is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Ashaya Wallace, who posted eight points in addition to five boards and five steals.

Elmira's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Binghamton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

The future could be bright for both Elmira and Binghamton: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Elmira will try to hand Corning-Painted Post their seventh-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Binghamton will look to extend Vestal's six-game losing streak when the meet at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday.