The Peru Nighthawks will face off against the Beekmantown Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Peru comes in on three and Beekmantown on five.
Peru will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Saranac, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Peru snuck past Saranac with a 58-52 win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Beekmantown beat Ticonderoga 51-41 on Thursday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Sentinels are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peru better keep an eye on Payton Parliament. She was instrumental in Beekmantown's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 25 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Parliament has scored at least a third of Beekmantown's points. Another player making a difference was Olivia Hagadorn, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Beekmantown smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Beekmantown pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Peru, they have also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Peru ended up a good deal behind Beekmantown in their previous meeting back in January, losing 45-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parliament, who dropped a triple-double on 14 points, 17 boards, and ten steals. Now that Peru knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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