Waterloo is 1-9 against Geneva since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Waterloo Tigers duke it out with the Geneva Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Geneva is hoping to do what Mynderse Academy couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Waterloo's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Waterloo had just enough and edged Mynderse Academy out 58-55. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Geneva). Everything went their way against Penn Yan Academy on Tuesday as Geneva made off with a 66-41 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Mustangs are ranked 567th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Geneva has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for Waterloo, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Waterloo was dealt a bruising 73-40 defeat at the hands of Geneva when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Waterloo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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