Canastota hasn't had much luck against Utica Academy of Science recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Canastota Red Raiders will square off against the Utica Academy of Science Atoms at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After dropping their season opener at home, Utica Academy of Science is headed out to face a Red Raiders squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Canastota took a blow against Cazenovia on Tuesday, falling 77-26.
Despite their defeat, Canastota saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Mason Roberts, who posted 11 points, was perhaps the best of all.
Meanwhile, Utica Academy of Science was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 52-51 to Syracuse Academy of Science. Utica Academy of Science has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Like Utica Academy of Science, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Akol Machteng led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 18 rebounds. Machteng has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more boards the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Berkley, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 18 points.
Canastota took a serious blow against Utica Academy of Science when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 78-20. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Canastota was down 46-13.
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