Basketball Game Preview: Hopkinton Hawks vs. Raymond Rams

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Previous Games

12/12/23 - Home	56-26 W
02/11/22 - Home	46-24 W
12/18/19 - Away	50-37 W
12/12/18 - Home	49-23 W
01/08/18 - Away	49-20 W
+ 4 more games

Hopkinton has gone 8-1 against Raymond recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hopkinton Hawks will face off against the Raymond Rams at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hopkinton has six straight wins, Raymond has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Hopkinton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Gilford, who was ranked 20th at the time (Hopkinton was ranked 18th). Hopkinton came out on top against Gilford by a score of 60-51 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Raymond took a blow against St. Thomas Aquinas on Monday, falling 60-11. The match marked the Rams' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Hopkinton pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points per game. As for Raymond, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.

Everything came up roses for Hopkinton against Raymond when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 56-26 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hopkinton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.