The Hartford Hurricanes will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Bellows Falls Terriers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hartford has 11 straight victories, Bellows Falls has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Hartford faced Fair Haven in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Hartford walked away with a 47-39 victory over Fair Haven.
Meanwhile, Bellows Falls pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Brattleboro 61-56.
Hartford pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points per game. As for Bellows Falls, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Hartford against Bellows Falls when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 82-32 victory. Will Hartford repeat their success, or does Bellows Falls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
