The Gates Chili Spartans will take on the Fairport Red Raiders at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Gates Chili beat Spencerport 68-64. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Rangers are ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairport has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 79-76 heartbreaker at the hands of Penfield. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (62), the Red Raiders still had to take the loss.
Fairport's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2. As for Gates Chili, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Gates Chili took a serious blow against Fairport in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 75-42. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gates Chili was down 41-16.
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