Falcons
| 01/28/25 @ Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 81 |
| 12/21/24 vs Beacon | 75 |
| 01/24/25 vs Schenectady | 71 |
| 12/10/24 @ Guilderland | 69 |
| 12/15/24 vs Tamarac | 62 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Albany). They strolled past the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 81-64. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Spartans are ranked 602nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake saw an underclassman step up: sophomore John Klopfer dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Klopfer has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last four times he's played. Gus Fusco was another key player, putting up 12 points and three steals.
Albany has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, they dropped their record down to 2-12 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home.
Albany didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-54 victory against Columbia on the 31st. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-34 defeat against Shenendehowa on the 31st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
