The Suffield Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Jets at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Suffield knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Academy of Aerospace and Engineering likes a good challenge.
Suffield fought the good fight in their overtime match against Windsor Locks on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 96-95 to the Raiders. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Academy of Aerospace and Engineering and Academy of Science and Innovation on Wednesday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. Academy of Aerospace and Engineering was outmatched by Academy of Science and Innovation on the road and fell 78-40. While losing is never fun, Academy of Aerospace and Engineering can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Academy of Science and Innovation is ranked 35th).
Suffield's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
