Basketball Game Preview: Goshen Central Gladiators vs. Valley Central Vikings

The Goshen Central Gladiators will head out on the road to take on the Valley Central Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Goshen Central has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 185 points over their last three contests.

Goshen Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Monticello on Thursday as Goshen Central made off with a 64-42 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Valley Central earned a 52-45 win over Minisink Valley on Thursday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Warriors are ranked 751st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The victory got Goshen Central back to even at 5-5. As for Valley Central, their record now sits at 9-4.

Goshen Central couldn't quite finish off Valley Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 35-32. Can Goshen Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.