The Hawthorne Valley Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Mount Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Wednesday, Hawthorne Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-50 to Dover. Hawthorne Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, even though Onteora scored an imposing 63 points on Monday, Mount Academy still came out on top. Mount Academy managed a 68-63 victory over Onteora. The victory was just what Mount Academy needed coming off of a 86-63 loss in their prior game.
Jake Maendel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 31 points along with five assists and five rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Dennis Hofer, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Hawthorne Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Mount Academy, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Hawthorne Valley came up short against Mount Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 64-51. Can Hawthorne Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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