Plattsburgh is 1-9 against Beekmantown since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Plattsburgh Hornets will square off against the Beekmantown Eagles at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Plattsburgh came up short against Moriah and fell 46-38. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Vikings are ranked 155th).
Meanwhile, Beekmantown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Franklin Academy.
Plattsburgh will need to focus on slowing down Payton Parliament, one of several Beekmantown players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards. That was a full 34% of Beekmantown's points, marking the ninth time in a row Parliament has posted more than a third of the team's points. Grace McCasland was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Even though they lost, Beekmantown 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 11 offensive boards in 14 consecutive contests.
Plattsburgh's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Beekmantown, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Plattsburgh lost to Beekmantown on the road by a decisive 55-38 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Plattsburgh avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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