Preview: Wallkill Panthers vs. Roosevelt Presidents
The Wallkill Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Roosevelt Presidents at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Wallkill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Monday.
After a string of ten wins, Wallkill's good fortune finally ran out. They took a 55-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Our Lady of Lourdes. Wallkill has not had much luck with Our Lady of Lourdes recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite their defeat, Wallkill saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Zoe Mesuch, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. That was a full 38% of Wallkill's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Sam Dembinsky was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds.
Roosevelt was handed a 22-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Highland last Wednesday. Roosevelt narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Highland 53-50. The win was just what Roosevelt needed coming off of a 68-46 defeat in their prior game.
Wallkill's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for Roosevelt, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Wallkill's way against Roosevelt in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Wallkill made off with a 68-46 victory. Does Wallkill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roosevelt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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