Basketball Game Preview: Poland Knights vs. Sacopee Valley Hawks

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Previous Games

01/13/24 - Home	39-29 W
12/29/23 - Away	18-28 L
02/18/21 - Home	25-29 L
02/15/21 - Away	40-30 W
01/02/20 - Neutral	38-25 W
+ 4 more games

Poland is 7-2 against Sacopee Valley since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Poland Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Sacopee Valley Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Poland is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Leavitt just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 40-37. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Sacopee Valley suffered their biggest defeat since February 7, 2024 on Saturday. 2025 welcomed they with a 50-26 loss courtesy of Hall-Dale. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Sacopee Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Poland, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.

Poland beat Sacopee Valley 39-29 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Poland since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.