The Saranac Lake Red Storm scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They breezed by AuSable Valley on the road to the tune of 71-36. Given Saranac Lake's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 397th, while AuSable Valley is ranked 821st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caleb Akey was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Saranac Lake's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Melvin Cirikovic, who scored 12 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
The win makes it two in a row for Saranac Lake and bumps their season record up to 8-7. As for AuSable Valley, they are on a 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Saranac Lake will take on Plattsburgh at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Saranac Lake focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday. As for AuSable Valley, they will be playing at home against Saranac at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. AuSable Valley is coming into the game with nine straight losses at home, meaning Saranac will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
