The Chenango Valley Warriors struggled with threes on Saturday (the Seton Catholic Central Saints had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Chenango Valley had to suffer through a rough 71-35 loss at the hands of Seton Catholic Central. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Chenango Valley has scored all season.
Chenango Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jimmy Fitzgerald, who scored 13 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Fitzgerald has scored all season. Jordan Benowski was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Leading Seton Catholic Central to victory were Allan Eagles and Brian Dempsey. Eagles scored 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Dempsey went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 3 assists. Eagles is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Rumpel, who scored five points along with ten assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Chenango Valley and nudges their season record down to 7-9. As for Seton Catholic Central, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-2.
Chenango Valley will head out on the road to face off against Chenango Forks at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Chenango Forks focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Monday. As for Seton Catholic Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Owego Free Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Owego Free Academy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Seton Catholic Central a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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