The Rondout Valley Ganders will take on the Dover Dragons in a holiday battle at at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Rondout Valley is looking for their season's first victory.
On Tuesday, Rondout Valley took a blow against Spackenkill, falling 84-51.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 25-25 at halftime, Dover was not quite Rhinebeck's equal in the second half on Monday. They took a hard 55-39 fall against the Hawks. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Rondout Valley will need focus on slowing down Jaheim Dixon, one of several Dover players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Kayden Brinson, who earned ten points and five rebounds.
Dover's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Rondout Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-5.
Rondout Valley came up short against Dover in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 61-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brinson, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 16 boards. Now that Rondout Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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