Conard and Edwin O. Smith are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Conard Red Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Edwin O. Smith Panthers at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Conard will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Conard slipped by Bristol Eastern 2-1. The two-point effort marked the Red Wolves' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Edwin O. Smith played a tough game on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Berlin, falling 56-36. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Redcoats are ranked 13th).
Conard pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Edwin O. Smith, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Conard strolled past Edwin O. Smith in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 74-57. Will Conard repeat their success, or does Edwin O. Smith have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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