Gouverneur is on a four-game streak of home losses, Salmon River a 12-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Gouverneur Wildcats will take on the Salmon River Shamrocks at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gouverneur suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Thursday. They took a serious blow against Potsdam, falling 85-52.
Meanwhile, Salmon River was beaten by Massena 74-35 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Salmon River can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 710th, while Massena is ranked 226th).
Gouverneur's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Salmon River, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Gouverneur against Salmon River in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 83-41 win. With Gouverneur ahead 44-22 at the half, the match was all but over already.
