Having just played yesterday, the Braintree Wamps will head out on the road to face off against the Charlestown Townies at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Braintree knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Charlestown likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, Braintree didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lynn English, but they still walked away with a 67-62 victory. Given the Wamps' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 170th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Charlestown earned a 63-56 win over North on Saturday.
Braintree is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points over those games. As for Charlestown, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
Braintree came out on top in a nail-biter against Charlestown when the teams last played back in December of 2019, sneaking past 61-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for Braintree since the team 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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