After two games on the road, New Hartford is heading back home. They will take on the Rome Free Academy Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Two weeks ago, New Hartford ended up a good deal behind Oneida and lost 47-32.
Rome Free Academy posted their biggest win since December 19, 2023 on Wednesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 64-36 victory over Fayetteville-Manlius. With that victory, Rome Free Academy brought their scoring average up to 50.7 points per game.
Rome Free Academy found their leader in underclassman Haylee Bostwick, who scored 20 points along with nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Isabella Cunningham, who scored nine points along with two steals.
New Hartford's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Rome Free Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
New Hartford came up short against Rome Free Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 51-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rome Free Academy's Nijae Matthews, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 19 rebounds. Now that New Hartford knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.