The Martha's Vineyard Regional Vineyarders will head out on the road to square off against the St. Mary's Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Martha's Vineyard Regional knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 matches -- so hopefully St. Mary's likes a good challenge.
Martha's Vineyard Regional scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Cape Cod Academy 82-32 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-12.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's pushed their score all the way to 58 last Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 65-58 to Archbishop Williams. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as St. Mary's came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Archbishop Williams is ranked 213th).
Martha's Vineyard Regional has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for St. Mary's, they dropped their record down to 8-6 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Martha's Vineyard Regional beat St. Mary's 77-64 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martha's Vineyard Regional since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
