The Holland Patent Golden Knights will head out on the road to take on the Central Valley Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holland Patent knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten games -- so hopefully Central Valley Academy likes a good challenge.
Holland Patent pushed their score all the way to 66 last Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 75-66 to Camden. While losing is never fun, Holland Patent can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while Camden is ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Central Valley Academy put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Notre Dame 71-37 on the road. Central Valley Academy pushed the score to 54-31 by the end of the third, a deficit Notre Dame had little chance of recovering from.
Deacon Judd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 16 rebounds. Judd is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 20 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tom Jacquays, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Holland Patent's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Central Valley Academy, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Holland Patent came up short against Central Valley Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 60-56. Can Holland Patent avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
