Moriah fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Plattsburgh on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 60-59 to the Plattsburgh Hornets. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (57), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Joe Pelkey, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Moriah is 9-1 when Pelkey posts ten or more boards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Allen, who posted 17 points and seven rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Moriah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Moriah's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3. As for Plattsburgh, their record is now 9-5.
Moriah will face off against Ticonderoga at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Moriah's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Plattsburgh, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-51 loss against Ogdensburg Free Academy on the 1st.
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