Minuteman Regional hasn't had much luck against Whittier RVT recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Minuteman Regional Minuteman will venture away from home to challenge the Whittier RVT Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Minuteman Regional was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 60-55 to Mystic Valley Regional.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whittier RVT). They put the hurt on Northeast Metro RVT with a sharp 77-51 victory on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Whittier RVT's win came from a few key players Minuteman Regional will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jayvian Rosario, who posted 22 points. The matchup was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Artemis, who put up 17 points.
Whittier RVT has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Minuteman Regional, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Minuteman Regional suffered a grim 76-56 defeat to Whittier RVT in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rosario, who posted 24 points. Now that Minuteman Regional knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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