Northampton is 2-8 against Central since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Northampton Blue Devils will host the Central Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Northampton is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 65-49 bruising from Holyoke. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Purple Knights are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Central didn't have quite enough to beat Peabody on Friday and fell 50-48. The contest marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Northampton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Northampton and Central were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Northampton came up empty-handed after a 51-50 loss. Will Northampton 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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