Basketball Game Preview: Ipswich Tigers vs. Amesbury Redhawks

By Team Reports Jan 25, 2024, 5:08am

Preview: Ipswich Tigers vs. Amesbury Redhawks

Ipswich is 1-9 against Amesbury since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ipswich Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Amesbury Redhawks at 5:00 p.m. Ipswich will be strutting in after a victory while Amesbury will be coming in after a loss.

Last Monday, everything went Ipswich's way against Essex Tech as Ipswich made off with a 53-33 victory.

Meanwhile, Amesbury's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They took a hard 36-22 fall against Lynnfield.

Calista Catarius put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored ten points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season.

The victory got Ipswich back to even at 1-1. As for Amesbury, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.

Ipswich and Amesbury were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Ipswich came up empty-handed after a 32-31 defeat. Can Ipswich avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.