The Hopedale Blue Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Nipmuc Regional Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopedale is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Tuesday, Hopedale made easy work of Sutton and carried off a 59-33 win. The Blue Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Nipmuc Regional strolled past Douglas with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 57-41. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Tigers are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hopedale better keep an eye on Chase Kelly. He was instrumental in Nipmuc Regional's win, putting up 30 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Kirkpatrick, who posted eight points.
Hopedale pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.8 points. As for Nipmuc Regional, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Hopedale came up short against Nipmuc Regional when the teams last played on January 14th, falling 61-50. Can Hopedale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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