Basketball Game Preview: Rockport Vikings vs. Amesbury Redhawks

Rockport hasn't had much luck against Amesbury recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Rockport Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Amesbury Redhawks at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Rockport is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Academy of Notre Dame 81-47 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Vikings with their most commanding win of the season.

Meanwhile, Amesbury fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Pentucket Regional on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Pentucket Regional by a score of 71-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), the Redhawks still had to take the loss.

Rockport's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7. As for Amesbury, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Rockport came up short against Amesbury in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-54. Will Rockport have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.