Basketball Game Preview: Champlain Valley Union Redhawks vs. Essex Hornets

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Away	60-36 W
02/01/24 - Away	62-46 W
01/02/24 - Home	79-28 W
02/10/23 - Away	73-51 W
01/10/23 - Home	60-40 W
+ 5 more games

Champlain Valley Union is 10-0 against Essex since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Champlain Valley Union Redhawks will host the Essex Hornets at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Champlain Valley Union's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Essex has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.

Champlain Valley Union is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Burlington, who was ranked first at the time (Champlain Valley Union was ranked 17th). Champlain Valley Union lost 69-44 to Burlington on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 85-55, which was the final score in Essex's tilt against Rice Memorial on Monday.

Essex's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Champlain Valley Union, they now have a losing record at 7-8.

Champlain Valley Union took their win against Essex in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 60-36. Does Champlain Valley Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Essex turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.