Longmeadow and Amherst-Pelham Regional are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Longmeadow Lancers will face off against the Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Longmeadow knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Amherst-Pelham Regional likes a good challenge.
Longmeadow is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing North Warren Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Longmeadow's way against North Warren Central on Saturday as Longmeadow made off with a 67-41 win.
Meanwhile, Amherst-Pelham Regional fought the good fight in their overtime game against Holyoke on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Purple Knights by a score of 56-54. The defeat continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their matchups with the Purple Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Amherst-Pelham Regional's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Longmeadow, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4.
Longmeadow was able to grind out a solid win over Amherst-Pelham Regional when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 56-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Longmeadow since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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