Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Wakefield Memorial

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

01/21/25 vs Reading Memorial	44-29
01/17/25 @ Watertown	49-44
01/16/25 vs Tewksbury Memorial	40-20
01/14/25 @ Winchester	53-30
01/10/25 vs Burlington	40-34

Wakefield Memorial had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They strolled past the Reading Memorial Rockets with points to spare, taking the game 44-29. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 50-44 victory the Rockets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Wakefield Memorial's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Reading Memorial, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-3 record.

Wakefield Memorial will challenge Lexington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Reading Memorial has already played their next contest (against Wilmington), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.