The Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms will take on the Miller Place Panthers at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
After dropping their season opener at home, Miller Place is headed out to face a Phantoms team ready to give their home crowd a win. Bayport-Blue Point fell 47-37 to Kings Park back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, Miller Place was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 53-35 bruising from Kings Park. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Kingsmen are ranked 202nd).
Bayport-Blue Point will need focus on slowing down Ava Zicchinelli, one of several Miller Place players who made an impact when they last played. She went 7 of 9 on her way to 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Julie Orenzo, who posted 16 points.
Even though they lost, Miller Place was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Everything went Bayport-Blue Point's way against Miller Place in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, as Bayport-Blue Point made off with a 49-28 win. Will Bayport-Blue Point repeat their success, or does Miller Place have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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