Middletown lost against Southington on January 8th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Middletown Blue Dragons came up short against the Southington Blue Knights, falling 80-54. While losing is never fun, the Blue Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Blue Knights are ranked 24th).
Middletown has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.9 points per game. As for Southington, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Middletown will head out on the road to face off against New Britain at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Southington, they will venture away from home to square off against Berlin at 6:45 p.m. on Friday.
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