The Amesbury Redhawks will challenge the Georgetown Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Amesbury is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Stoneham on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Amesbury had to suffer through a 71-44 loss at the hands of Stoneham. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Spartans are ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, Georgetown entered their contest against Lynnfield on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Georgetown fell just short of Lynnfield by a score of 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Royals have suffered since January 7th.
Amesbury dropped their record down to 6-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Georgetown, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5.
Amesbury took a serious blow against Georgetown in their previous meeting on January 3rd, falling 68-41. Will Amesbury have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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