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The Wellesley (MA) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's home conference game against Needham (MA) by a score of 52-45.

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Needham----45
Wellesley----52
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Massachusetts High School Basketball - Wellesley holds off Needham

January 19, 2022: Wellesley, MA 02481

Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Wellesley Raiders (Wellesley, MA) and the visiting Needham Rockets (Needham, MA), saw Wellesley's basketball squad hold off Needham by a tally of 52-45.

With the victory, Wellesley improves its record to 2-2 on the campaign. The Raiders host Walpole (Walpole, MA) to confront the Rebels in a Bay State - Herget challenge on Friday, January 21. The Rebels come into the challenge with a record of 6-2. Walpole lost 66-54 in their recent non-league challenge against Norwood (Norwood, MA)

Next up, the Rockets confront the Natick Redhawks (Natick, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 21. Needham will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Redhawks come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 64-61 non-league loss to Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury, MA).

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    Rankings & Records

    Needham (21-22)

    MADiv.
    1913
    OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
    15-510-18-16-41-0.750.9091,132976

    Wellesley (21-22)

    MADiv.
    10541
    OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %PFPA
    8-114-65-53-6.421.4001,0111,066

    Team Scoring Averages

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    Needham
    15.215.517.315.856.6
    Wellesley
    17.07.09.011.053.2

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    Head-to-Head

    • Wellesley won on 1/19/2022
      1/19 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Needham----45
      Wellesley----52

      The Needham (MA) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Wellesley (MA) by a score of 52-45.

    • Needham won on 1/28/2022
      1/28 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Wellesley17791144
      Needham718161253

      The Wellesley (MA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Needham (MA) by a score of 53-44.

    Record Breakdown

    Needham (21-22)

    Wellesley (21-22)

    15-5
    Overall
    8-11
    10-1
    League
    4-6
    5-4
    Non-League
    4-5
    1-1
    Head to Head
    1-1
    11-2
    Common Opponent
    4-10
    8-1
    Home
    5-5
    6-4
    Away
    3-6
    1-0
    Neutral
    0-0
    0-0
    Playoff
    0-0
    15-5
    In-State
    8-11
    0-0
    Out-of-State
    0-0