Basketball Game Preview: Plum Mustangs vs. Hampton Talbots

The Plum Mustangs will challenge the Hampton Talbots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Last Tuesday, Plum was fully in charge, breezing past Freeport 80-42.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hampton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They claimed a resounding 65-30 victory over Highlands.

Hampton's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.2 points. As for Plum, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Things could have been worse for Plum, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-43 loss to Hampton when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Plum avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.