West Springfield is 2-8 against Longmeadow since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The West Springfield Terriers on the road again and play against the Longmeadow Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on January 29th. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-27, which was the final score in West Springfield's tilt against Central last Thursday. West Springfield was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-15.
Meanwhile, Longmeadow managed to keep up with Central until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Longmeadow's rough 67-46 defeat to Central might stick with them for a while. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Longmeadow has suffered against Central since January 9, 2020.
West Springfield dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Longmeadow, their loss dropped their record down to 2-1.
West Springfield was dealt a bruising 64-32 defeat at the hands of Longmeadow when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can West Springfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
