The Saugerties Sawyers will take on the Ellenville Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Saugerties has given up an average of 55.7 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Last Wednesday, Saugerties didn't have quite enough to beat Goshen Central and fell 72-69. The Sawyers haven't had much luck with the Gladiators recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Ellenville and New Paltz squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Ellenville had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Huguenots and fell 73-42. The Blue Devils' defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Saugerties will need to focus on slowing down Alen Ibric, one of several Ellenville players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 14 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kwaku Boahen, who had 11 points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Ellenville was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their second loss (out of 14 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Saugerties' loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Ellenville, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
Saugerties was taken down by Ellenville 73-44 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Saugerties, Jason Kinscy (who went 9-for-17 en route to 25 points and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
