The Hillhouse Academics will face off against the Fitch Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Hillhouse is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Amity Regional just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Wednesday. They took a blow against the Spartans, falling 62-32. While losing is never fun, the Academics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th in Connecticut, while the Spartans are ranked 30th in Connecticut).
Meanwhile, Fitch came up short against Norwich Free Academy on Saturday and fell 41-30. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Hillhouse will need to focus on slowing down Synaa Waters, one of several Fitch players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 13 points. That was a full 43.3% of Fitch's points, marking the fourth time in a row Waters has scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ada Ellis, who put up eight points and seven rebounds.
Fitch's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Hillhouse, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
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