After both having extra time off, the Sunset Park The HEAT and the Lafayette Patriots will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Sunset Park had to suffer through a 79-52 loss at the hands of New Utrecht. While losing is never fun, the The HEAT can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 732nd, while the Utes are ranked 256th).
Meanwhile, Lafayette was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 67-49 fall against Grady.
Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Sunset Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Sunset Park strolled past Lafayette in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 68-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunset Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
