The Cooperstown Hawkeyes will challenge the Waterville Indians at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cooperstown comes in on 23 and Waterville on seven.
Cooperstown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 67-49 win over Hamilton. Given the Hawkeyes' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Emerald Knights are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miles Nelen
| 03/03/25 vs Hamilton | 31 |
| 02/27/25 vs Faith Heritage | 21 |
| 02/24/25 vs Cincinnatus Central | 33 |
| 02/13/25 @ Hamilton | 23 |
| 02/10/25 vs New York Mills | 23 |
| + 4 more games |
Miles Nelen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 70% from beyond the arc to rack up 31 points in addition to seven assists and five rebounds. His evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Murdock, who went 5-for-10 en route to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Waterville was able to grind out a solid victory over Cato-Meridian on Monday, taking the game 58-47.
Waterville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. As for Cooperstown, their victory bumped their record up to 23-0.
Cooperstown took their win against Waterville in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 84-61. Does Cooperstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Waterville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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