South suffered their biggest defeat since January 23, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against the Doherty Memorial Highlanders, falling 80-60. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Highlanders are ranked 18th).
South's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Doherty Memorial, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
South wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 47-33 win against St. Paul on the 31st. As for Doherty Memorial, they will venture away from home to challenge Grafton at 6:30 p.m. on February 4th. Doherty Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Grafton likes a good challenge.
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