After flying high against Salem on Tuesday, Hawthorne Valley came back down to earth. The Wildcats were beaten by the Mount Academy Eagles 84-41 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 861st, while the Eagles are ranked 428th).
Despite the loss, Hawthorne Valley still got an impressive performance from Justin Gamiello, who posted 29 points. That was a full 70.7% of the Wildcats' points, marking the fourth time in a row Gamiello has earned more than a third of the team's points.
Bruce Maendel produced another solid performance shooting 67% from the field on his way to 36 points and five steals for Mount Academy. Maendel is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 23 or more in each of the last ten games he's played. Kelian Meier was another key player, going 5-for-6 en route to 11 points.
Hawthorne Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Mount Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Hawthorne Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-37 defeat against North Warren Central on the 27th. Mount Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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