The Wallkill Panthers and the Shenendehowa Plainsmen will round out the year against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday at. Hopefully Wallkill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
Wallkill's game was all tied up 27-27 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Our Lady of Lourdes by a score of 57-54. While losing is never fun, Wallkill can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Our Lady of Lourdes is ranked third).
Alex Dembinsky put forth a good effort for the losing side as she dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Amy Crowley, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Shenendehowa's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to Averill Park. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Shenendehowa in their matchups with Averill Park: they've now lost three in a row.
Wallkill's record now sits at 2-1. As for Shenendehowa, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1.
