Blue Knights
| 02/13/25 @ New Britain | 60-44 |
| 02/10/25 @ Plainville | 71-33 |
| 02/07/25 vs Newington | 63-42 |
| 02/04/25 vs Wethersfield | 70-41 |
| 01/30/25 vs Berlin | 67-52 |
| + 9 more games |
Southington had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.1 points) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 60-44 win over the New Britain Golden Hurricanes. Given the Blue Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Golden Hurricanes are ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nerea Maule, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 11 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Maule a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Hannah Blanchard, who posted 13 points and four steals.
Southington was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in four consecutive matchups.
Southington pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points over those games. As for New Britain, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-7.
Southington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Britain, they will challenge RHAM at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
