The Winchester Red & Black will square off against the North Andover Scarlet Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Winchester knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 games -- so hopefully North Andover likes a good challenge.
Winchester took a 34-point defeat the last time they faced off against Belmont, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Winchester came out on top in a nail-biter against Belmont on Thursday, sneaking past 55-52. The win continues a trend for the Red & Black in their matchups with the Marauders: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Andover, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Charlestown 72-41 on Thursday.
North Andover's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. As for Winchester, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
Winchester might still be hurting after the 76-51 loss they got from North Andover in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Can Winchester avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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