The Saranac Lake Red Storm will challenge the Saranac Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Saranac Lake will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Franklin Academy, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Saranac Lake narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Franklin Academy 48-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Red Storm have posted since February 8th.
Meanwhile, Saranac sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 victory over Massena on Saturday.
Saranac Lake better focus on containing Henry Napper and Carson Duffield as the pair were huge in Saranac's win. Napper posted 18 points and six rebounds, while Duffield dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. That's the most points Napper has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Lucia, who put up six points.
The win made it two in a row for Saranac Lake and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Saranac, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Saranac Lake came up short against Saranac when the teams last played back in January, falling 62-56. Will Saranac Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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