Corinth and Hartford Central are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Corinth Riverhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hartford Central Tanagers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That match will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Whitney Cameron and Mckenzie Johnson.
Corinth is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Moriah just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Sunday. They took a 36-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Riverhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Vikings are ranked 118th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Caitlyn Crossman, who went 6 for 13 en route to 12 points and seven boards. Cameron was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Corinth smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hartford Central). They blew past Fort Ann 70-39 on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for the Tanagers who have now won six matches in a row.
Hartford Central has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Corinth, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Corinth strolled past Hartford Central when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 61-43. Will Corinth repeat their success, or does Hartford Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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