The Ridgefield Memorial Royals will head out to challenge the New Milford Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Ridgefield Memorial is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Dwight-Englewood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 85-51 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Royals have suffered since December 27, 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Milford). Everything went their way against Bogota on Friday as New Milford made off with an 82-61 win. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
New Milford is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Ridgefield Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Ridgefield Memorial beat New Milford 46-34 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgefield Memorial since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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