New Hartford is 8-1 against Central Valley Academy since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The New Hartford Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Central Valley Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. New Hartford will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 294th, while Central Valley Academy is ranked 50th).
After a string of four wins, New Hartford's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 64-54 to Proctor. New Hartford has struggled against Proctor recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Central Valley Academy proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 34) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Holland Patent out 75-72. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Valley Academy.
Deacon Judd was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 16 rebounds. Judd is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 20 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Braden Moreau, who scored 16 points along with three steals.
New Hartford's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Central Valley Academy, their win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
New Hartford came up short against Central Valley Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 72-65. Thankfully for New Hartford, Jaylon O'neal (who scored 29 points along with five rebounds and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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