Basketball Game Preview: Hand Tigers vs. Plainville Blue Devils

The Hand Tigers will square off against the Plainville Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Hand is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They managed a 54-48 win over Hillhouse. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Ansonia typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Plainville proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 54-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.

Plainville's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Hand, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.