Tappan Zee fought the good fight in their overtime match against Pelham Memorial on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 72-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pelham Memorial Pelicans. While losing is never fun, the Dutchmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Pelicans are ranked 34th).
Pelham Memorial got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Taylor Green out in front who posted 24 points. Another player making a difference was Colleen Sheehy, who put up 19 points.
Tappan Zee's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Pelham Memorial, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Tappan Zee will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Harrison at 1:30 p.m. on February 1st. As for Pelham Memorial, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-46 win against Mamaroneck on the 18th.
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