The Northeastern Clinton Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the AuSable Valley Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. AuSable Valley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Northeastern Clinton, who comes in off a win.
Northeastern Clinton will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Plattsburgh, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Northeastern Clinton strolled past Plattsburgh with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 53-39.
Meanwhile, AuSable Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 57-31 to Saranac Lake. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 789th, while the Red Storm are ranked 271st).
Northeastern Clinton will need to focus on slowing down Celton Dupis, one of several AuSable Valley players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Aiden Blaise, who had eight points.
Northeastern Clinton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points over those games. As for AuSable Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Northeastern Clinton beat AuSable Valley 55-47 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern Clinton 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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