Cortland had won five straight games and Jaxson Gambitta did his part to make it six on Saturday. The Cortland Purple Tigers snuck past the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Red Devils with a 52-46 victory thanks in part to Gambitta, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and seven steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.

Purple Tigers
01/11/25 @ Vernon-Verona-Sherrill | 52-46 |
12/28/24 vs Homer | 56-37 |
12/27/24 vs McGraw | 72-29 |
12/20/24 vs Skaneateles | 61-55 |
12/17/24 vs Cincinnatus Central | 54-46 |
Cortland's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-2. As for Vernon-Verona-Sherrill, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Cortland will host OnTech at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Cortland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season. As for Vernon-Verona-Sherrill, they will head out to square off against Central Valley Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Valley Academy also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 59.6 points per game.
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