Basketball Game Preview: Plum Mustangs vs. Hampton Talbots

The Plum Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Hampton Talbots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Plum will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 27-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Indiana, sneaking past 71-68. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their 30-point performance the contest before.

Meanwhile, Hampton waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They snuck past the Titans with a 51-46 win. That's two games straight that the Talbots have won by exactly five points.

Hampton now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Plum, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.

Everything went Plum's way against Hampton in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Plum made off with a 74-49 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plum since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.