This season hasn't been kind to the New Hartford Spartans, who are still winless after their fifth game. They took a 48-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rome Free Academy. New Hartford has not had much luck with Rome Free Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Leading Rome Free Academy to victory were Haylee Bostwick and Nijae Matthews. Bostwick scored 18 points along with six rebounds, while Matthews dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Amiyah Ferebee, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
New Hartford's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Rome Free Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
New Hartford will square off against Notre Dame at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. As for Rome Free Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Proctor at 6:30 p.m. Proctor comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
