Marlboro Central hasn't had much luck against New Paltz recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Marlboro Central Dukes will venture away from home to face off against the New Paltz Huguenots at 5:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Marlboro Central came up short against Red Hook and fell 66-56. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Raiders are ranked 91st).
Meanwhile, New Paltz hadn't done well against Our Lady of Lourdes recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. New Paltz came out on top against Our Lady of Lourdes by a score of 78-67. The victory was nothing new for the Huguenots as they're now sitting on three straight.
New Paltz's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Marlboro Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Marlboro Central was taken down by New Paltz 82-45 in their previous meeting last Friday. Can Marlboro Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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