The Saratoga Central Catholic Saints had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 62-49 victory over Warrensburg. This was payback for Saratoga Central Catholic, who suffered a 39-32 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Warrensburg's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evan Lapell, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Steve Schloss, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds.
Saratoga Central Catholic pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Warrensburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Saratoga Central Catholic has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Mechanicville at 7:30 p.m. on January 2nd. One thing working in Mechanicville's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Warrensburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Hartford Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hartford Central 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 575th, while Warrensburg is ranked 261st).
