After both having extra time off, the Orchard Park Quakers and the Clarence Red Devils will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Orchard Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.4 points per game this season.
Orchard Park is headed into Monday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 71-53 bruising from Frewsburg two weeks ago.
Orchard Park might have lost, but man, Maggie Gocella was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Gocella continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Caroline Brown was another key player, going 5 for 12 on her way to 11 points.
Even though they lost, Orchard Park smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins dating back to last season, Clarence's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They fell 57-45 to Amherst Central.
Orchard Park's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Clarence, they now have a losing record at 0-1.
Orchard Park came up short against Clarence when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 64-59. Can Orchard Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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