On Wednesday, the Port Richmond Raiders were beaten by Laguardia 61-28. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 398th, while Laguardia are ranked 157th).
Port Richmond dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Laguardia, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Port Richmond and New Dorp will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played. New Dorp knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Port Richmond likes a good challenge. As for Laguardia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Seward Park at 4:30 p.m. on January 17th.
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