The Massena Raiders will face off against the Franklin Academy Huskies at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Massena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
Massena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They snuck past Gouverneur with a 52-46 win.
Chris Boyea
| 02/20/25 vs Gouverneur | 22 |
| 01/18/25 vs Brushton-Moira | 18 |
| 01/14/25 vs Ogdensburg Free Academy | 18 |
| 12/17/24 @ Canton | 16 |
| 12/07/24 vs Saranac | 16 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Massena to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chris Boyea, who on his way to 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Those 22 points gave Boyea a new career-high. Taylor Mitchell was another key player, putting up 11 points along with six boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy waltzed into their matchup last Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 57-34 victory. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Panthers are ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. As for Massena, their victory bumped their record up to 7-13.
Massena came up short against Franklin Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 59-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin Academy's Cam Keating, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Massena 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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