The Mechanicville Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Voorheesville Blackbirds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Mechanicville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.
Mechanicville is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Waterford-Halfmoon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mechanicville blew Waterford-Halfmoon out of the water with an 87-24 final score. With the Red Raiders ahead 44-16 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Voorheesville's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Berne-Knox-Westerlo by a score of 66-63. While losing is never fun, the Blackbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 16th).
Mechanicville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points per game. As for Voorheesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Mechanicville won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, slipping by Voorheesville 63-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mechanicville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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