Basketball Game Preview: Burrillville Broncos vs. Hope Blue Wave

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Previous 5 Games

02/03/20 - Away	48-27 W
01/22/19 - Home	42-12 W
02/02/18 - Home	47-22 W
12/19/16 - Home	38-34 W
01/08/16 - Away	38-28 W

Burrillville is 5-0 against Hope since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Burrillville Broncos will host the Hope Blue Wave at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.

On Wednesday, Burrillville ended up a good deal behind Central Falls and lost 45-30.

Meanwhile, Hope came up short against Smithfield on Monday and fell 48-38.

Burrillville will need focus on slowing down Jorday Johnson, one of several Hope players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 boards. That was a full 57.9% of Hope's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Joharlenys Santana, who had four points and 21 rebounds.

Hope's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Burrillville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.

Everything went Burrillville's way against Hope when the teams last played back in February of 2020, as Burrillville made off with a 48-27 victory. Does Burrillville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.