The Miller Place Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Kings Park Kingsmen at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Miller Place will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 567th, while Kings Park is ranked 172nd).
Last Monday, Miller Place suffered a rough 58-38 loss at the hands of Islip. Miller Place has not had much luck with Islip recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Julie Orenzo, who scored 13 points. Ava Zicchinelli was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, Kings Park had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 43-23 margin over Harborfields. Kings Park has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
Miller Place has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Kings Park, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Miller Place might still be hurting after the 51-29 loss they got from Kings Park in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Miller Place was down 33-8.
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