Massena lost against Saranac back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Massena Raiders were dealt an 81-53 loss at the hands of the Saranac Spartans. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Massena saw an underclassman step up: freshman Alexander Tarbell went 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tarbell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Lavare, who posted 11 points and five boards.
Raiders
| 12/21/23 vs Salmon River | 28 |
| 02/08/24 @ Gouverneur | 15 |
| 01/25/25 @ Saranac | 14 |
| 01/18/24 @ Salmon River | 12 |
| 12/10/24 @ Ogdensburg Free Academy | 12 |
Even though they lost, Massena smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Leading Saranac to victory were Armaniii Richards and Carson Duffield. Richards earned 28 points along with five rebounds and five steals, while Duffield had 16 points in addition to eight assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Duffield a new career-high in assists. Henry Napper was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Massena's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Saranac, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8.
Massena has already played their next match (against Canton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Saranac has already played their next contest, a 48-41 victory against Beekmantown on the 31st.
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