Wethersfield hasn't had much luck against Southington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wethersfield Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Southington Blue Knights at 6:45 p.m.
Wethersfield is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 49-28 to Newington. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Nor'easters are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Southington waltzed into their contest on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They strolled past the Redcoats with points to spare, taking the game 67-52.
Wethersfield better keep an eye on Lily Cooper. She was instrumental in Southington's win, going 10 for 20 on her way to 26 points along with seven assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Cooper a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Leggett, who went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points.
Southington's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for Wethersfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Wethersfield was dealt a bruising 75-27 defeat at the hands of Southington in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southington's Hannah Blanchard, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine steals. Now that Wethersfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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