Friday night, the Fredonia Hillbillies boys basketball team took down the Dunkirk Marauders to extend their rivalry win streak and stay atop the Dunkirk-Fredonia rivalry on the basketball court.
Tonight, the ladies get their turn on the rivalry stage. The Lady Marauders hope to bring the rivalry crown back to Dunkirk, like they did in both meetings a year ago. Fredonia, however, hopes to get back to winning ways in the rivalry like it had prior to last season. Last year, the first year under coach Ken Ricker, Dunkirk took care of business both times it faced Fredonia.
The game in Dunkirk was a classic, as Fredonia had a shot in the air that could have won the game, but Dunkirk was fortunate enough to earn the one-point victory.
The other matchup, in Fredonia, was not as close. The first meeting last year was a blowout win for Dunkirk. In the second meeting last year, Dunkirk point guard Jessica Beehler was unavailable due to illness.
This year, Dunkirk is fortunate enough to have Beehler among five senior starters healthy for the first meeting tonight. Beehler has had a sensational senior season so far, with three triple-doubles to her credit. Dunkirk has surpassed 80 points in six of the seven wins this season, including three of the four wins in a row for the Lady Marauders coming into tonight. Dunkirk won league games against Southwestern and at Allegany-Limestone last week. For us, our league is so good, I just want us to keep getting better.
