Somerville is 0-3 against Hearne since December of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Somerville Yeguas will square off against the Hearne Eagles at 7:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Somerville ended up a good deal behind Snook and lost 51-36.
Meanwhile, Hearne entered their tilt with Mumford on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 57-52 win over the Mustangs. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly five points.
Somerville better focus on containing Dereion Mitchell and Cristian Robinson as the pair were huge in Hearne's win. Mitchell dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards, while Robinson posted 17 points. Robinson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kelton Cooks Jr, who had six points.
Hearne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 22 consecutive matches.
Hearne is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Somerville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Somerville came up short against Hearne in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, falling 73-61. Can Somerville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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