The Blackstone-Millville Chargers and the Bartlett Indians will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blackstone-Millville is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Thursday. They came out on top against Keefe Tech by a score of 53-45.
12/12/24 vs Keefe Tech | 12 |
12/21/23 vs Keefe Tech | 10 |
02/17/24 @ Keefe Tech | 9 |
01/09/24 vs Nipmuc Regional | 9 |
02/22/24 vs Leicester | 8 |
Blackstone-Millville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jackson Dunton, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards, and Cody Fletcher, who posted 14 points and six rebounds. Those 12 rebounds gave Dunton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Oliveira, who had eight points.
Blackstone-Millville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bartlett didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Quaboag Regional on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win.
Blackstone-Millville might still be hurting after the 77-54 loss they got from Bartlett in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Blackstone-Millville was down 50-22.
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