Mount Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Ellenville is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mount Academy Eagles will take on the Ellenville Blue Devils at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Mount Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 270th, while Ellenville is ranked 75th).
On Tuesday, Mount Academy was beaten by Spackenkill 71-44. Mount Academy has struggled against Spackenkill recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Mount Academy saw an underclassman step up: Bruce Maendel scored 17 points along with six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Maendel has scored all season. Donovan Baird was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ellenville put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Rhinebeck as Ellenville made off with a 58-37 win.
Mount Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-2. As for Ellenville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Mount Academy was dealt a bruising 75-41 defeat at the hands of Ellenville in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mount Academy was down 42-12.
