The Fitch Falcons are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Seymour Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on March 7th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Fitch rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Whippets as they made off with a 81-60 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-19.
Fitch found their leader in underclassman Xavier Goode, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Malakhi Sabb, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Seymour over South Windsor in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Seymour blew South Windsor out of the water with a 90-45 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Seymour had established a 36 point advantage.
Seymour relied on the efforts of Indrit Peraj, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, and Joey Carrafiello, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Carrafiello continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Carrafiello, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Fitch has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Seymour, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Fitch have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Seymour struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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