Basketball Preview: Waterbury Career Academy Spartans vs. Derby Red Raiders
Waterbury Career Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Derby Red Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Waterbury Career Academy lost to the Raiders at home by a decisive 46-32 margin.
Meanwhile, Derby's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their tenth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a rough 84-34 loss at the hands of Wolcott.
Waterbury Career Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Derby, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with that loss, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Waterbury Career Academy against the Red Raiders in their previous meeting last Friday as the team secured a 76-28 win. With Waterbury Career Academy ahead 45-19 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
