The Duanesburg Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Mayfield Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Duanesburg will be strutting in after a victory while Mayfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Duanesburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Varsity Opponent to the tune of 66-13 on Saturday. The Eagles pushed the score to 44-10 by the end of the third, a deficit Varsity Opponent had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Mayfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 60-37 to Northville. 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 486th, while the Falcons are ranked 132nd).
Duanesburg will need to focus on slowing down Jamie Danforth, one of several Mayfield players who made an impact when they last played. She posted nine points and five rebounds. Ava VanNostrand also deserves some recognition as she scored her first point of the season.
Even though they lost, Mayfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches.
Duanesburg has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Mayfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Duanesburg lost to Mayfield on the road by a decisive 48-33 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Duanesburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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