The Bloomfield Warhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Berlin Redcoats at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Bloomfield is hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Monday, Bloomfield came up short against East Hartford and fell 56-44. While losing is never fun, Bloomfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while East Hartford is ranked 42nd).
After soaring to a 25-point win in their last game, Berlin came back down to earth on Saturday. They fell just short of Glastonbury by a score of 58-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Berlin has suffered yet this season.
Berlin's defeat came about despite a quality game from Emma Ellison, who scored 26 points along with nine rebounds. Ellison continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Walker, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Bloomfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Berlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.