Massachusetts High School Basketball - Manchester Essex can't hold off Saugus
February 21, 2022: Saugus, MA 01906 The Saugus Sachems basketball team scored 65 points and held the visiting Manchester Essex Hornets to 62 in the Sachems non-league triumph on Monday.
The Sachems now sport a 8-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Swampscott for a Northeastern - Small contest on Wednesday, February 23. Saugus will battle a Big Blue team coming off a 90-27 league win over Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn, MA). The Big Blue record now stands at 15-4.
The Hornets (16-4) will now prepare for their contest against Austin Prep (Reading, MA). The Cougars enter the non-league contest with a 13-7 record. In their last contest, Austin Prep was nudged by Bishop Feehan (Attleboro, MA), 66-55, in a non-league contest.