Basketball Game Preview: St. Lawrence Central Larries vs. Salmon River Shamrocks

St. Lawrence Central is 9-1 against Salmon River since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The St. Lawrence Central Larries will host the Salmon River Shamrocks at 6:00 p.m. St. Lawrence Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season.

St. Lawrence Central is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since January 11, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Madrid-Waddington by a score of 55-52.

Ayden Beach

Steals

02/12/25 vs Madrid-Waddington	7
02/10/25 @ Colton-Pierrepont	6
02/08/25 vs St. Regis Falls	6
02/07/25 vs Chateaugay	3
02/04/25 @ Saranac Lake	4
+ 20 more games

Despite the loss, St. Lawrence Central got top-tier performance from Ayden Beach, who went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc to rack up 24 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Beach is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 25 games he's played dating back to last season. Zain Pasha was another key player, putting up seven points and five assists.

Meanwhile, Salmon River was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 61-36 to Colton-Pierrepont. The Shamrocks were down 54-33 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Salmon River's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for St. Lawrence Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.

Everything came up roses for St. Lawrence Central against Salmon River in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 64-37 victory. Does St. Lawrence Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salmon River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.