Basketball Game Preview: Branford Buccaneers vs. Baker County Wildcats

The Branford Buccaneers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Baker County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

On Thursday, Branford was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to Lafayette. The match marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Baker County). They walked away with a 66-55 win over West Nassau on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.

Baker County's win came from a few key players Branford will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jamarion Goodman, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Will Johnson, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 21 points.

Baker County pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Branford, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.