Billerica Memorial came up into this matchup off a tough 26-point loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Belmont Marauders by a score of 57-55 on Thursday. The Indians were not able to make up for their defeat to the Marauders from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Billerica Memorial's loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-9. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Belmont, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.
Billerica Memorial and Belmont could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings. Billerica Memorial will face off against Tewksbury Memorial at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday down 174 places (210 vs. 36). Similarly, Belmont (ranked 218th) will meet Winchester (ranked 44th) at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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