Plainville is 1-9 against Berlin since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Redcoats at 6:45 p.m. Plainville has given up an average of 62.2 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Plainville was beaten by Newington 71-37. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Nor'easters are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Berlin hadn't done well against Bristol Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Redcoats came out on top against the Rams by a score of 61-50. While the Redcoats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Berlin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Plainville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Plainville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Berlin in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, but they still walked away with a 40-34 victory. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Redcoats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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