Hopedale has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Innovation Academy The Red Tailed Hawk at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Sunday, Hopedale was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 37-36 to Maynard.
Despite the loss, Hopedale got a solid performance out of Patrick Madden, who scored 15 points. That was a full 41.7% of Hopedale's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cam Parker, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Innovation Academy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Indians and snuck past 52-49. Winning may never get old, but Innovation Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Innovation Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Horace, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Horace is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. Ayden Rogers was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Hopedale has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season. As for Innovation Academy, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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