Trumbull is 2-8 against Ridgefield since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Trumbull Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Ridgefield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Trumbull's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Monday, Trumbull faced Staples in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Trumbull strolled past Staples with points to spare, taking the game 55-39. That's two games straight that Trumbull has won by exactly 16 points.
Meanwhile, Ridgefield waltzed into their contest on Monday with 12 straight wins but they left with 13. They came out on top against Greenwich by a score of 51-43. Given Ridgefield's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Greenwich is ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trumbull is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Ridgefield, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Trumbull and Ridgefield were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January of 2023, but Trumbull came up empty-handed after a 54-53 loss. Can Trumbull avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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