The New Paltz Huguenots will take on the Wallkill Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Paltz has 11 straight wins, Wallkill has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, New Paltz needed a bit of extra time to put away Saugerties. They skirted past the Sawyers 70-68. Given the Huguenots' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Sawyers are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wallkill was beaten by Our Lady of Lourdes 84-43 on Friday.
Wallkill's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for New Paltz, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Everything came up roses for New Paltz against Wallkill when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 65-30 win. Will New Paltz repeat their success, or does Wallkill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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