Waverly and Owego Free Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Waverly Wolverines will venture away from home to face off against the Owego Free Academy River Hawks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Waverly will head out to face Owego Free Academy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Waverly had to suffer through a 87-49 loss at the hands of Seton Catholic Central. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Saints are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Owego Free Academy). They came out on top against Chenango Forks by a score of 60-50 on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the River Hawks with their most commanding win of the season.
Waverly's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3. As for Owego Free Academy, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Waverly took their victory against Owego Free Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 67-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waverly since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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