The Moriah Vikings will square off against the AuSable Valley Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Moriah has three straight victories, AuSable Valley has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Moriah will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Northeastern Clinton, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Moriah strolled past Northeastern Clinton with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 47-32. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Cougars are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, AuSable Valley suffered their closest loss since January 25, 2024 on Sunday. They fell just short of Hoosic Valley by a score of 34-31.
AuSable Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Moriah, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Moriah against AuSable Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 63-34 win. Will Moriah repeat their success, or does AuSable Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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