Basketball Recap: Delaware Academy Piles Up the Points Against Deposit-Hancock

Bulldogs

Team Score

01/22/25 vs Deposit-Hancock	100
12/26/24 vs Herkimer	73
01/16/25 vs Bainbridge-Guilford	69
12/13/24 @ Sidney	65
12/07/24 vs Schalmont	59

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Delaware Academy). They really took it to Deposit-Hancock for the full four quarters, racking up a 100-69 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 28 points or more this season.

Deposit-Hancock lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Blake Fortunato, who went 9 of 19 en route to 24 points and four steals. Fortunato is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Micah Simmons, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Delaware Academy's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points per game. As for Deposit-Hancock, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Delaware Academy has already played their next game (against Afton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Deposit-Hancock will welcome Unadilla Valley at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Unadilla Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.