After three games on the road, Fitch is heading back home. They will take on the New London Whalers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Fitch's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Fitch gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 83-59 margin over Valley Regional. Given Fitch's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Valley Regional is ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fitch's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Xavier Goode, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, and Jayvon "JJ" Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 assists. Robinson is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Francis, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Bassick scored an imposing 61 points on Wednesday, New London still came out on top. New London took their match against Bassick 71-61.
Fitch pushed their record up to 13-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for New London, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Fitch strolled past New London in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 84-67. Does Fitch have another victory up their sleeve, or will New London turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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