The Hopedale Blue Raiders will square off against the Sutton Sammies at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Sutton will be up against a hot Hopedale squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Hopedale blew past Keefe Tech 66-39 on Saturday. Given the Blue Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Broncos are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sutton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 68-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nipmuc Regional.
Hopedale pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Sutton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Hopedale came out on top in a nail-biter against Sutton in their previous meeting on January 10th, sneaking past 53-50. Will Hopedale repeat their success, or does Sutton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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