The Blackstone-Millville Chargers were the 61-59 winner over the Nipmuc Regional Warriors when they last played one another on January 9th, but their luck changed this time around. Blackstone-Millville took a 51-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Friday. While losing is never fun, Blackstone-Millville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Warriors are ranked 81st).
Blackstone-Millville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brady Folster, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ousman Touray, who scored ten points.
Leading Nipmuc Regional to victory were James McKinney and Brayden Kelly. McKinney dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds, while Kelly scored 21 points. McKinney has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chase Kelly, who scored five points.
Blackstone-Millville dropped their record down to 4-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Nipmuc Regional, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Blackstone-Millville will take on the Blue Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Patrick Madden and Jackson Dunton. As for Nipmuc Regional, they will be playing at home against the Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant players against one another: Caleb Deters and McKinney.
