Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Unatego

Spartans

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 vs Cooperstown	40-35
12/26/24 @ Hamilton	49-38
12/19/24 vs Sidney	57-42
12/13/24 vs Oneonta	39-27
12/09/24 @ Harpursville	54-24

Unatego waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They snuck past the Cooperstown Hawkeyes with a 40-35 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Hawkeyes are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Unatego pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cooperstown, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3.

Unatego will be playing in front of their home fans against Oxford Academy at 7:15 p.m. on January 3rd. As for Cooperstown, they will venture away from home to square off against West Canada Valley at 1:00 p.m. on January 4th.