The Tri-Valley Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Sullivan West Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tri-Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Beacon just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 48-20. The contest marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sullivan West was beaten by Monroe-Woodbury 63-19 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Crusaders are ranked 199th).
Sullivan West has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season. As for Tri-Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Tri-Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Sullivan West in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 39-33 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tri-Valley since the team 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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