Two dominant guards in Seb Cecunjanin and Jaxon Egloff are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lake Placid Bombers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bolton Central Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Placid has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 12 straight losses, while Bolton Central will come in with four straight wins.
Lake Placid is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Crown Point on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lake Placid came up short against Crown Point, falling 61-38. The Bombers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-9.
Despite the defeat, Lake Placid got top-tier performance from Cecunjanin, who almost dropped a triple-double on 34 points, ten rebounds, and nine steals. That was a full 89.5% of Lake Placid's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Lake Placid smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bolton Central strolled past Keene Central with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 66-49. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Beavers are ranked 423rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Placid's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Bolton Central, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Lake Placid took a serious blow against Bolton Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 74-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Egloff, who went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points. Now that Lake Placid 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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