Basketball Game Preview: Plattsburgh Hornets vs. Crown Point Panthers
By Team Reports
Feb 9, 2024, 2:22am
Preview: Plattsburgh Hornets vs. Crown Point Panthers
The Plattsburgh Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crown Point Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Plattsburgh's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Saranac Lake by a score of 61-59. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Plattsburgh came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while Saranac Lake is ranked 397th).
Meanwhile, Crown Point can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 78-31 win over Willsboro Central at home. With Crown Point ahead 41-18 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Plattsburgh's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Crown Point, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
