The Epping Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Colebrook Academy Mohawks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Epping has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Colebrook Academy will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Monday, Epping had to suffer through a 53-9 loss at the hands of Newmarket. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Hampshire basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Mules are ranked tenth).
While Colebrook Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Lisbon 61-9. The Mohawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season.
Colebrook Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Epping, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Epping was taken down by Colebrook Academy 88-32 in their previous meeting back in February of 2015. Can Epping avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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