Basketball Game Preview: Sacopee Valley Hawks vs. Traip Rangers

The Sacopee Valley Hawks will square off against the Traip Rangers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, Sacopee Valley turned things around against Morse on Friday. They slipped by the Shipbuilders 33-32. The Hawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Traip hadn't done well against Boothbay recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Traip's way against Boothbay as Traip made off with a 49-25 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Rangers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Sacopee Valley's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Traip, their win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.

Sacopee Valley strolled past Traip in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 36-20. Will Sacopee Valley repeat their success, or does Traip have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.