The Saranac Lake Red Storm fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Moriah Vikings on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Vikings 69-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (61), Saranac Lake still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Saranac Lake still got an impressive performance from Caleb Akey, who scored 35 points along with five assists and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Akey has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mik Denkenberger, who scored 14 points.
Moriah got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Allen out in front who scored 23 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Allen has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Joe Pelkey, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds.
Saranac Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Moriah, their win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Saranac Lake will take on AuSable Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Saranac Lake has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Moriah, they will be playing at home against Lake Placid at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Placid will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 925th, while Moriah is ranked 88th).
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