The Littleton Crusaders will face off against the Profile Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Littleton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 games.
Last Tuesday, Littleton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 64-59 to Colebrook Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Profile didn't have quite enough to beat Woodsville on Wednesday and fell 42-39. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Hampshire basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Engineers are ranked first).
Littleton's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points over those games. As for Profile, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Littleton beat Profile 59-50 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Littleton repeat their success, or does Profile have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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