Thomaston is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Shepaug Valley is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Thomaston Bears will host the Shepaug Valley Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Thomaston is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Windsor Locks: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Thomaston blew Windsor Locks out of the water with an 80-51 final score. The Bears pushed the score to 66-42 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Shepaug Valley humbled Whitney RVT with an 89-26 victory.
Thomaston better keep an eye on Reed Woerner. He was instrumental in Shepaug Valley's win, dropping a double-double on 39 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Woerner has scored at least a third of Shepaug Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Konik, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 assists.
Shepaug Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Shepaug Valley's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Thomaston, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Thomaston came up short against Shepaug Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 71-65. Can Thomaston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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