The Watervliet Cannoneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Greenville Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Watervliet is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Germantown: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Watervliet blew Germantown out of the water with a 67-23 final score. The Cannoneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Greenville was able to grind out a solid victory over Middleburgh on Monday, taking the game 63-56. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Knights are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Greenville pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points per game. As for Watervliet, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Watervliet and Greenville were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Watervliet came up empty-handed after a 56-55 defeat. Can Watervliet avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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