Saranac is 9-1 against Peru since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Saranac Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Peru Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Saranac's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
Saranac pushed their score all the way to 57 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 66-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Plattsburgh. While losing is never fun, Saranac can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 437th, while Plattsburgh is ranked 202nd).
Meanwhile, Peru had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They snuck past Ticonderoga with a 38-34 win on Thursday.
Hunter Eagle and Trenton Taylor were among the main playmakers for Peru as the former scored 11 points and the latter scored 14 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Taylor has scored all season.
Saranac's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9. As for Peru, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-14.
Saranac strolled past Peru when the teams last played back in January by a score of 60-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saranac since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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