The Mt. St. Joseph Academy Green Wave will head out to face off against the Fair Haven Slaters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mt. St. Joseph Academy has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Fair Haven will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Mt. St. Joseph Academy was beaten by Hartford 73-37. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Vermont basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Hurricanes are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Fair Haven hadn't done well against Rutland recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Fair Haven snuck past Rutland with a 56-50 victory.
Fair Haven's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Mt. St. Joseph Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Mt. St. Joseph Academy took a serious blow against Fair Haven in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 85-41. Can Mt. St. Joseph Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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