The Ipswich Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Amesbury Redhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Amesbury took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ipswich, who comes in off a win.
Ipswich will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Pentucket Regional, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Ipswich walked away with a 54-46 win over Pentucket Regional on Monday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Amesbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 54-44 to Lynnfield. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 62nd).
Amesbury's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Ipswich, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 2-5.
Ipswich came up short against Amesbury when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 66-62. Can Ipswich avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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