Thomaston is 1-9 against the Chiefs since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Thomaston Bears will look to defend their home court against the Nonnewaug Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. Thomaston has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 636 points over their last nine matches.
Thomaston pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to Terryville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (57), Thomaston still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Nonnewaug had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They escaped with a win against Shepaug Valley by the margin of a single free throw, 66-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Thomaston's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Nonnewaug, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Thomaston came up short against the Chiefs in their previous matchup back in January, falling 69-64. Will Thomaston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
