The Burncoat Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Paul Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Burncoat knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matches -- so hopefully St. Paul likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, everything went Burncoat's way against Fitchburg as Burncoat made off with an 80-55 victory. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Paul was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Assabet Valley RVT, falling 64-40.
Burncoat is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Burncoat was able to grind out a solid win over St. Paul in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 71-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burncoat since the squad 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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