The Bolton Bulldogs will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Coginchaug Regional Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Bolton walked away with it. They blew past the Panthers 48-28. Bolton has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Niya Islam was her usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Bolton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Diehl, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Coginchaug Regional had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They snuck past Academy of Science and Innovation with a 38-34 victory.
Bolton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Coginchaug Regional, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Bolton suffered a grim 54-30 defeat to Coginchaug Regional in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Can Bolton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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