After both having extra time off, the Suffern Mounties and the Middletown Middie Bears will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Suffern's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Suffern saw some tournament action last Monday. Everything went their way against White Plains as Suffern made off with a 66-43 win. The Mounties pushed the score to 55-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Middletown had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 53-33 margin over Danbury last Monday.
Middletown's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Suffern, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Everything went Suffern's way against Middletown when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Suffern made off with a 63-42 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Suffern since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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