The Norwich Free Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Windham Whippets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, Norwich Free Academy came up short against St. Bernard and fell 61-48. While losing is never fun, Norwich Free Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while St. Bernard is ranked third).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ethan Graham, who scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Malachy Murray, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Windham came into Friday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 60-49 win over Woodstock Academy on Friday.
Windham got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tahj Jones out in front who scored 16 points along with eight assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Green, who scored 23 points along with two steals.
Norwich Free Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9. As for Windham, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Norwich Free Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57.6 points per game. However, it's not like Windham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 62.3 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Norwich Free Academy skirted past Windham 75-73 in their previous matchup back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Green, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 14 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Norwich Free Academy still be able to contain Green? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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