Basketball Recap: Hollis-Brookline Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hollis-Brookline can now relate to. They were beaten by the Merrimack Valley Pride 61-27 on Friday. The match marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Hollis-Brookline has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. Merrimack Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.

Hollis-Brookline will take on Milford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Milford has three straight wins, Hollis-Brookline has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court. As for Merrimack Valley, they will face off against Pembroke at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Merrimack Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.