Schenectady is 0-7 against Averill Park since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Schenectady Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Averill Park Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Schenectady is hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Schenectady suffered their biggest loss since December 12, 2023 on Wednesday. They took a serious blow against Albany, falling 90-41. While losing is never fun, Schenectady can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while Albany is ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Averill Park put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 65-22 win over Troy. Averill Park has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 20 points or more this season.
Schenectady's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Averill Park, their win bumped their record up to 14-0.
Schenectady was taken down by Averill Park 55-12 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Schenectady was down 36-5.
