The Pittsfield Generals will be playing at home against the South Hadley Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Pittsfield knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine contests -- so hopefully South Hadley likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Pittsfield was fully in charge, breezing past Wahconah Regional 81-49 at home.
Pittsfield's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Da'Sean Brown, who scored 21 points. Brown hasn't dropped below 15 points for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Perry, who scored 21 points.
Meanwhile, South Hadley pushed their score all the way to 58 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Hoosac Valley at home by a decisive 72-58 margin. While losing is never fun, South Hadley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while Hoosac Valley is ranked 37th).
Pittsfield has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for South Hadley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
Pittsfield and South Hadley were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but Pittsfield came up empty-handed after a 60-59 loss. Can Pittsfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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