Saratoga Central Catholic hasn't had much luck against Hartford Central recently, but that could start to change on Sunday. The Saratoga Central Catholic Saints will challenge the Hartford Central Tanagers at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Saratoga Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 68-32 victory over Germantown. The Saints pushed the score to 53-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Clippers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Hartford Central had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it four back in February. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 63-57 W against the Golden Horde. Given the Tanagers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Golden Horde are ranked 696th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hartford Central's win came from a few key players Saratoga Central Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mckenzie Johnson, who posted 18 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Another player making a difference was Cailin Severance, who scored 15 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Hartford Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 41 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Hartford Central pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points over those games. As for Saratoga Central Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-9.
Saratoga Central Catholic came up short against Hartford Central when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 62-50. Can Saratoga Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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