Wilmington is on a three-game streak of home losses, Saugus a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Wilmington Wildcats will take on the Saugus Sachems at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Wilmington came up short against Burlington and fell 59-52. While losing is never fun, Wilmington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Burlington is ranked 52nd).
Meanwhile, Saugus pushed their score all the way to 62 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 75-62 to Danvers. Saugus has not had much luck with Danvers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Wilmington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Saugus, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
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