The Leominster Blue Devils will take on the Burncoat Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Leominster was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 48-47 to Shrewsbury. The game marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Burncoat came up short against Doherty Memorial on Tuesday and fell 72-61.
Leominster's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points over those games. As for Burncoat, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
Leominster came up short against Burncoat in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 63-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burncoat's Jean Carlos Pimental, who posted 22 points. Now that Leominster knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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