Derby has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Derby suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They were beaten by Holy Cross 72-19. Derby has struggled against Holy Cross recently, as their match on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Waterbury Career Academy posted their closest win since December 15, 2023 on Monday. They had just enough and edged Woodland Regional out 46-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Waterbury Career Academy.
Waterbury Career Academy can attribute much of their success to Sierra Brown, who scored 20 points. Malinna Figueroa was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Derby dropped their record down to 1-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.5 points per game. As for Waterbury Career Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Derby was taken down by Waterbury Career Academy 63-20 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Derby was down 49-16.
