It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Elmira had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 46-35 win over the Corning-Painted Post Hawks. Given the Express' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Hawks are ranked 441st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mariah Matias
| 03/07/25 vs Corning-Painted Post | 21 |
| 02/01/25 vs Vestal | 18 |
| 12/29/24 vs Bishop Kearney | 18 |
| 02/17/25 @ Hornell | 15 |
| 12/27/24 vs North Rockland | 15 |
Mariah Matias continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 21 rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards. Ashaya Wallace was another key player, putting up 12 points and five rebounds.
Elmira pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Corning-Painted Post, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Elmira didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 76-37 defeat against Albertus Magnus on the 12th. Corning-Painted Post does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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