Two dominant guards in Devan Williams and Jayvon "JJ" Robinson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New London Whalers will head out on the road to face off against the Fitch Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in New London's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 15 games.
Even though Bassick scored an imposing 61 points on Wednesday, New London still came out on top. New London took their contest against Bassick 71-61. Given New London's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Bassick is ranked 132nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fitch waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They blew past Valley Regional 83-59. Fitch has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 24 points or more this season.
Fitch's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Xavier Goode, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, and Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 assists. Robinson is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jacob Francis, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
New London's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.7 points per game. As for Fitch, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
New London lost to Fitch on the road by a decisive 84-67 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can New London avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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