The Scotia-Glenville Tartans will venture away from home to challenge the Queensbury Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scotia-Glenville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 16 straight defeats, while Queensbury will come in with three straight wins.
Scotia-Glenville lost 73-52 to Duanesburg on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 678th, while the Eagles are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Queensbury hadn't done well against Hudson Falls recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Queensbury managed a 53-48 victory over Hudson Falls.
Scotia-Glenville better keep an eye on Troy Jorgensen. He was instrumental in Queensbury's win, putting up 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Huffaker, who went 7 of 9 en route to 15 points and six rebounds.
Queensbury smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive matchups.
Queensbury's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Scotia-Glenville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Scotia-Glenville was dealt a bruising 70-43 defeat at the hands of Queensbury when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jorgensen, who posted 28 points. Now that Scotia-Glenville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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