The Jamesville-DeWitt Red Rams will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Jamesville-DeWitt ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 83-81 win from a begrudging Red Ramssquad. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, Saratoga Springs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They snuck past Columbia with a 51-46 win. Given Saratoga Springs' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while Columbia is ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jamesville-DeWitt's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-0. As for Saratoga Springs, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Jamesville-DeWitt came up short against Saratoga Springs in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 67-58. Will Jamesville-DeWitt have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
