Southbridge is 0-10 against Uxbridge since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Southbridge Pioneers will be playing at home against the Uxbridge Spartans at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Southbridge scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They came out on top against Blackstone-Millville by a score of 78-67. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Even though Uxbridge has not done well against Northbridge recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Uxbridge had just enough and edged Northbridge out 49-47.
Ethan Mccusker was his usual excellent self, scoring 20 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Uxbridge's points. Another player making a difference was Kellen Lachapelle, who scored eight points.
Southbridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Uxbridge, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
Things could have been worse for Southbridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-45 loss to Uxbridge in their previous meeting back in January. Will Southbridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
