Fort Plain is 2-8 against Middleburgh since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Fort Plain Hilltoppers will face off against the Middleburgh Knights at 7:00 p.m. Fort Plain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
Fort Plain will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Fort Plain came out on top against Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons by a score of 53-42 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hilltoppers.
It was another big night for Dylan Keane, who posted 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon VanGorder, who earned 12 points.
Meanwhile, Middleburgh opened the new year with a less-than-successful 63-56 defeat to Greenville. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Spartans are ranked 190th).
Middleburgh has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Fort Plain, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Fort Plain came up short against Middleburgh in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 42-30. Can Fort Plain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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