The Berlin/New Lebanon Mountain Lions will square off against the Hoosic Valley Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Berlin/New Lebanon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 12 straight defeats, while Hoosic Valley will come in with seven straight victories.
Berlin/New Lebanon is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Tamarac on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Berlin/New Lebanon took a blow against Tamarac, falling 57-20. The Mountain Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-5.
Meanwhile, Hoosic Valley didn't have too much trouble with Tamarac on Tuesday as they won 46-31. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Bengals are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hoosic Valley pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Berlin/New Lebanon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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