Blackstone-Millville is 0-10 against Sutton since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Blackstone-Millville Chargers will face off against the Sutton Sammies at 6:45 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blackstone-Millville proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 26) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 34-32 win over Burncoat. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Blackstone-Millville.
Blackstone-Millville can attribute much of their success to Marren Berry, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Natalia Morais, who scored 16 points. It was the first time this season that Berry pulled down eight or more rebounds.
Meanwhile, Sutton put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Doherty Memorial 42-26. Given Sutton's advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Doherty Memorial is ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blackstone-Millville's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Sutton, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0.
Blackstone-Millville might still be hurting after the 43-23 loss they got from Sutton when the teams last played back in January. Can Blackstone-Millville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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