The New London Whalers had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 92-48 victory over Norwich Free Academy. New London has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Leading New London to victory were Da'Shaun Phillips and Devan Williams. Phillips scored 21 points along with six assists, while Williams scored 25 points along with six steals and five assists. Williams has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Simonds Gaskin, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
New London's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 83.5 points per game. As for Norwich Free Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New London will challenge the Colonels at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Ledyard's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches. As for Norwich Free Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge the Centaurs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.