Basketball Recap: Ossining Drops Highest Score of Season Against Port Chester

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Team Score

01/23/25 vs Port Chester	97
01/09/25 vs Clarkstown South	85
01/21/25 @ Greeley	82
01/07/25 @ North Rockland	81
12/09/24 vs Tuckahoe	70

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ossining). They claimed a resounding 97-45 victory over the Port Chester Rams. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 66-23.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ossining to victory, but perhaps none more so than Claire Schnecker, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. What's more, Schnecker also racked up six assists, the most she's had since back in January of 2024. Saniya Bell was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine boards.

Ossining smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.

Port Chester's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Karah Provenzano, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. Provenzano is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elise Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.

Ossining is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Port Chester, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ossining will venture away from home to square off against White Plains at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Ossining knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully White Plains likes a good challenge. Port Chester has already played their next match (against Scarsdale B), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.