The Mount Vernon Knights will head out on the road to take on the New Rochelle Huguenots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mount Vernon has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while New Rochelle will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Wednesday, Mount Vernon lost to John Jay on the road by a 57-39 margin. The Knights were down 47-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 01/29/25 @ John Jay | 15 |
| 01/27/25 @ Ursuline | 19 |
| 01/24/25 vs Scarsdale | 20 |
| 01/21/25 @ Mamaroneck | 27 |
Mount Vernon's loss came about despite a quality game from Tianna Patten, who posted 15 points. The contest was Patten's fourth in a row with at least ten points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Rochelle). They came out on top against Mamaroneck by a score of 70-63 on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Huguenots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Tigers are ranked 108th).
New Rochelle has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Mount Vernon came up short against New Rochelle in their previous meeting on January 15th, falling 53-48. Can Mount Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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