The King Philip Regional Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Milford Scarlet Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Massachusetts (King Philip Regional is ranked 97th, while Milford is ranked 114th).
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-39, which was the final score in King Philip Regional's tilt against Attleboro on Monday. King Philip Regional has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, even though North Attleborough scored an imposing 58 points on Monday, Milford still came out on top. Milford took their contest against North Attleborough 68-58.
Andrew Rivera was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was CJ Farrell, who scored ten points.
King Philip Regional now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Milford, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
King Philip Regional came up short against Milford in their previous meeting back in January, falling 48-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rivera, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Now that King Philip Regional knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
