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| 01/21/25 - Away | 62-41 W |
| 01/26/24 - Away | 60-54 W |
| 12/19/23 - Home | 57-70 L |
| 02/03/23 - Away | 66-54 W |
| 01/06/23 - Home | 76-53 W |
| + 5 more games |
Norwich Free Academy is 8-2 against East Lyme since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Norwich Free Academy Wildcats will be playing at home against the East Lyme Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Norwich Free Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while East Lyme will come in with three straight victories.
Last Saturday, Norwich Free Academy came up short against New London and fell 54-46. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Whalers are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, East Lyme hadn't done well against Fitch recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. East Lyme secured a 67-63 W over Fitch.
Norwich Free Academy better keep an eye on Oliver Hibbard. He was instrumental in East Lyme's win, shooting 4-for-6 from deep and dropping a double-double with 29 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Hibbard is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Another player making a difference was Michael Timpano, who posted 12 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
East Lyme's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 9-9. As for Norwich Free Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything went Norwich Free Academy's way against East Lyme in their previous matchup back in January, as Norwich Free Academy made off with a 62-41 victory. Will Norwich Free Academy repeat their success, or does East Lyme have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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