The Leominster Blue Devils will head out to square off against the Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Leominster is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They strolled past Agawam with points to spare, taking the game 56-42. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Brownies are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Somerset Berkley Regional entered their tilt with Minnechaug Regional on Friday with 16 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 17. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with an 84-58 win. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Somerset Berkley Regional's win came from a few key players Leominster will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brendan Mcdonald, who dropped a triple-double with 17 points, ten boards, and ten assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Pacheco, who shot 58% from the field to rack up 21 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Somerset Berkley Regional smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Leominster has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points over those games. Somerset Berkley Regional's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-1.
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