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| 02/12/25 - Home | 85-82 W |
| 01/10/25 - Away | 66-62 W |
| 01/19/24 - Away | 73-76 L |
| 12/01/23 - Home | 49-56 L |
| 02/03/23 - Away | 49-67 L |
| + 5 more games |
Rush-Henrietta and Fairport are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets will face off against the Fairport Red Raiders at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Rush-Henrietta is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 65-57 victory over McQuaid Jesuit. Given the Royal Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Knights are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Avery Council and Jalen Taggart were among the main playmakers for Rush-Henrietta as the former shot 54% from the field en route to 21 points and the latter went 9-for-19 to rack up 26 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Taggart has scored at least a third of Rush-Henrietta's points. Amir Abdul-Haqq was another key player, putting up seven points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Fairport posted their closest win since December 27, 2024 on Monday. They escaped with a win against Aquinas Institute by the margin of a single free throw, 71-70. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Raiders.
Rush-Henrietta's victory bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Fairport, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
Rush-Henrietta came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairport when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 85-82. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rush-Henrietta since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
