New Britain hasn't had much luck against Middletown recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The New Britain Golden Hurricanes are taking a road trip to square off against the Middletown Blue Dragons at 6:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
New Britain fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Manchester on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 68-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Red Hawks are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Middletown had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 61-49 win over Prince RVT on Tuesday.
Middletown's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for New Britain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
New Britain suffered a grim 62-41 defeat to Middletown in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Can New Britain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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