Eldred was the 51-39 winner over SS Seward when they last played one another back in February of 2025, but their luck changed this time around. The Yellowjackets were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 64-63 to SS Seward. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (61), the Yellowjackets still had to take the loss.

James Deyermond
| 01/08/26 @ SS Seward | 100% |
| 01/05/26 @ Chester | 88% |
| 12/31/25 vs Fallsburg | 83% |
| 12/30/25 @ Bainbridge-Guilford | 78% |
| 12/18/25 @ Port Jervis | 80% |
| + 2 more games |
Eldred lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was James Deyermond, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 11 boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 67% in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Trai Kaufmann was another key player, shooting 43% from the field en route to 15 points along with seven assists and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Eldred and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for SS Seward, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4.
Eldred didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 39-30 victory against Chapel Field Christian on the 13th. SS Seward has also already played their next game (against Rockland Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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