Basketball Preview: West Springfield Terriers vs. Central Golden Eagles
West Springfield is 0-10 against the Golden Eagles since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The pair will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Springfield has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while the Golden Eagles will arrive with eight straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-27, which was the final score in West Springfield's tilt against the Golden Eagles back in January. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points West Springfield has scored all season.
West Springfield's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
West Springfield was dealt a bruising 73-27 loss at the hands of the Golden Eagles when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central's Angalece Quinones, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 5 assists. Now that West Springfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
