Basketball Recap: Taconic Picks Up Eighth Straight Win on the Road

Taconic won the last time they faced Amherst-Pelham Regional and things went their way on Monday too. The Taconic Thunder narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes 49-46.

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Previous Games (Away)

12/30/24 @ Amherst-Pelham Regional	49-46
12/19/24 @ Minnechaug Regional	74-70
12/09/24 @ South Hadley	49-40
02/02/24 @ Agawam	78-71
01/23/24 @ West Springfield	51-37
+ 3 more games

Taconic pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Amherst-Pelham Regional, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taconic will challenge West Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Amherst-Pelham Regional, they will head out to face off against Longmeadow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Amherst-Pelham Regional has insisted on making their lastfive contests (dating back to last season) complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 0-5 during that stretch of close contests.