Windham and Montville are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Windham Whippets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Montville Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Windham is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.2 points per game this season.
Windham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Griswold to the tune of 86-29 on Tuesday. Given the Whippets' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Wolverines are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/14/25 @ Griswold | 20 |
01/20/24 vs Lyman Memorial | 20 |
12/30/24 @ East Catholic | 19 |
02/05/24 vs Killingly | 19 |
12/21/23 @ Montville | 18 |
Windham's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Asihja Harris led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 14 boards. That's the most points Harris has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelize Rivera, who went 10 of 24 on her way to 25 points and seven rebounds.
Windham smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Montville hadn't done well against Plainfield recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Montville secured a 44-38 W over Plainfield.
Windham pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for Montville, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Windham against Montville in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 70-24 victory. Does Windham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Montville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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