Hope is 0-8 against Davies Career & Tech since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hope Blue Wave will head out on the road to square off against the Davies Career & Tech Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Hope sitting on four straight wins and Davies Career & Tech on nine.
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Hope's strategy against Block Island on Tuesday. Hope blew past Block Island 49-29. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Hope has posted since December 15, 2023.
Hope found their leader in underclassman Jorday Johnson, who scored 27 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sa-moni McKay, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Davies Career & Tech beat Times Squared Academy 37-25 on Friday. Given Davies Career & Tech's advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Times Squared Academy is ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hope's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Davies Career & Tech, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Hope came up short against Davies Career & Tech in their previous meeting on January 5th, falling 38-32. Can Hope avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
