The Hopedale Blue Raiders will square off against the Hoosac Valley Hurricanes on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hopedale had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 55-22 at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Hopedale had established a 26 point advantage.
It was another big night for Patrick Madden, who scored 22 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Hopedale's points. Another player making a difference was Robbie Manning, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Hoosac Valley had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Monday. They blew past Ware 53-30. Hoosac Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Hopedale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Hoosac Valley, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.
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