Basketball Game Preview: Rice Memorial Green Knights vs. Colchester Lakers

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Previous Games

02/23/24 - Home	82-47 W
02/13/24 - Away	103-73 W
01/11/24 - Home	76-56 W
02/20/23 - Neutral	85-48 W
02/21/22 - Neutral	43-41 W
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Rice Memorial has gone 10-0 against Colchester recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rice Memorial Green Knights will face off against the Colchester Lakers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rice Memorial has eight straight wins, Colchester has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Rice Memorial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Bellows Free Academy, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Rice Memorial was ranked second). Rice Memorial enjoyed a cozy 74-56 victory over Bellows Free Academy on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Colchester didn't have quite enough to beat Essex on Tuesday and fell 62-59.

Colchester's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Rice Memorial, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.

Everything came up roses for Rice Memorial against Colchester in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured an 82-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rice Memorial since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.