Hopkinton was the 64-52 winner over Newport when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Hopkinton Hawks took a 71-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Newport Tigers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (56), the Hawks still had to take the loss.
Hopkinton's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Newport, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Coming up, Hopkinton will welcome Stevens at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopkinton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Stevens likes a good challenge. As for Newport, they will challenge Mascoma at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mascoma comes in on 11 and Newport on four.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
