Penn Yan Academy hasn't had much luck against Midlakes recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Penn Yan Academy Mustangs will head out to challenge the Midlakes Screaming Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Penn Yan Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-49 to Bloomfield. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Bombers are ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, Midlakes ended up a good deal behind Palmyra-Macedon on Wednesday and lost 60-42. The defeat continues a trend for the Screaming Eagles in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now lost three in a row.
Midlakes now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Penn Yan Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Penn Yan Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Midlakes in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 34-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Penn Yan Academy since the squad 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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