Northeastern Clinton is 0-10 against Moriah since January of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. The Northeastern Clinton Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Moriah Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Northeastern Clinton will head into Thursday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune two weeks ago. They came up short against Plattsburgh, falling 56-32. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Moriah came up short against Schenectady on Saturday and fell 78-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Northeastern Clinton will have to contain Cooper Allen as he made an impact in Moriah's last game. He dropped a double-double on 33 points and 13 boards. Allen's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Pelkey, who posted eight points along with eight boards and seven assists.
Northeastern Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Moriah, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Northeastern Clinton ended up a good deal behind Moriah when the teams last played back in February of 2024, losing 85-66. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allen, who almost dropped a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds. Now that Northeastern Clinton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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