The Plainville Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Maloney Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Maloney took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Plainville, who comes in off a win.
Plainville will bounce into Friday's match after beating Wethersfield, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Plainville managed a 38-34 win over Wethersfield on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Maloney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Newington, falling 49-25. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Nor'easters are ranked 28th).
Plainville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Maloney, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Plainville against Maloney when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 49-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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