The Hoosick Falls Panthers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They fell 54-45 to Coxsackie-Athens. While losing is never fun, Hoosick Falls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while Coxsackie-Athens is ranked 64th).
Coxsackie-Athens found their leader in underclassman Baileigh Briski, who shot 5-for-14 from deep and dropped a double-double on 31 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Briski has scored at least 25% of Coxsackie-Athens' points. Another player making a difference was Riley Sitcer, who scored 13 points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Hoosick Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Coxsackie-Athens, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Hoosick Falls won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Berlin/New Lebanon at 3:00 p.m. on December 29th. Berlin/New Lebanon has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Coxsackie-Athens won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Hudson at 5:00 p.m. on December 29th. Hudson is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.8 points per game.
