Afton hasn't had much luck against Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Afton Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton Raiders at 5:30 p.m.
Afton is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 57-27 loss at the hands of Greene.
Meanwhile, Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 40-38 win over Stamford Central on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Afton better keep an eye on Noah Pain. He was instrumental in Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton's win, putting up 24 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Keuhn, who posted nine points and three steals.
Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Afton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Afton came up short against Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 51-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pain, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards. Now that Afton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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