The New London Whalers will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Windham Whippets at 6:00 p.m. New London has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,207 points over their last 16 contests.
Last Friday, New London faced Fitch in a battle between two of the state's top teams. New London came out on top against Fitch by a score of 69-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Devan Williams and Jayvon "JJ" Robinson. Williams had a great game and scored 20 points along with three steals. Meanwhile, Robinson was balling out in the loss, scoring 21 points along with seven assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, Windham was beaten by Norwich Free Academy 76-44 on Monday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Windham has scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Windham got a solid performance out of Tahj Jones, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Green, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
New London is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Windham, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: New London have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Windham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New London took their victory against Windham in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 77-55. Does New London have another victory up their sleeve, or will Windham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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