The Ossining Pride will challenge the Spring Valley Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ossining is looking for their season's first win.
On Saturday, Ossining came up short against Newburgh Free Academy and fell 66-55. While losing is never fun, the Pride can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 670th, while the Goldbacks are ranked 254th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mateo Taylor, who posted 12 points and five steals. Another player making a difference was Dylan Bryant, who almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spring Valley). They strolled past Ramapo with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 71-54. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Gryphons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Spring Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for Ossining, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Ossining strolled past Spring Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 by a score of 72-57. Do the Pride have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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