New Britain and Southington squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but New Britain had to settle for second. They were dealt a 70-43 defeat at the hands of the Southington Blue Knights. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Blue Knights are ranked second).
Southington had a senior duo take command as Isabella Leggett shot 47% from the field on her way to 24 points and Lily Cooper shot 5-for-8 from deep and dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards. Thanks to that strong game, Leggett now owns an excellent 45% field goal percentage. Hannah Blanchard was another key player, going 5-for-10 en route to 12 points and seven rebounds.
New Britain's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Southington, the win (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 24-1.
New Britain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southington, they will face off against Ridgefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgefield will roll in looking for their 16th straight victory, something Southington surely won't give up without a fight.
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