The Amesbury Redhawks will square off against the Ipswich Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Amesbury is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Amesbury came up short against Lynnfield and fell 54-44. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ipswich, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 54-46 victory over Pentucket Regional on Monday. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ipswich picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-5. As for Amesbury, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Amesbury didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Ipswich in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 66-62 win. Will Amesbury repeat their success, or does Ipswich have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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