Preview: Beekmantown Eagles vs. Moriah Vikings
Beekmantown is 0-10 against Moriah since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Beekmantown Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Moriah Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Beekmantown beat Northeastern Clinton 51-47. Given Beekmantown's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while Northeastern Clinton is ranked 467th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Northern Adirondack scored an imposing 56 points on Tuesday, Moriah still came out on top. Moriah walked away with a 63-56 victory over Northern Adirondack.
Moriah's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chase McGinness, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 15 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points McGinness has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Logan Gilbo, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds.
Beekmantown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Moriah, their victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Beekmantown came up short against Moriah when the teams last played back in January, falling 64-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moriah's Cooper Allen, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten rebounds. Now that Beekmantown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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