Wellesley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 45-33 to the Braintree Wamps. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Wamps are ranked fifth).
Wellesley's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Braintree, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 14-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wellesley will square off against Newton North at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Braintree has already played their next match (against Walpole), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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