The Beekmantown Eagles waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins but they left with six. They snuck past Northeastern Clinton with a 51-47 win. Given Beekmantown's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while Northeastern Clinton is ranked 465th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northeastern Clinton's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cyle Marshall, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Brown, who scored 12 points.
Beekmantown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Northeastern Clinton, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-10.
Beekmantown will challenge Moriah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northeastern Clinton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Plattsburgh at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Plattsburgh knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Northeastern Clinton likes a good challenge.
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