The Bassick Lions will stay at home for another week and welcome the Amity Regional Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Bassick is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lyman Hall on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bassick came up short against Lyman Hall, falling 46-24. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Amity Regional). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-28 win over Hartford Public. With the Spartans ahead 42-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Amity Regional was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 390 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Amity Regional didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Justin Ewing. He is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played.
Amity Regional's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.6 points per game. As for Bassick, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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