The Georgetown Royals will head out to take on the Amesbury Redhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Georgetown will head out to face Amesbury after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Georgetown fell just short of Lynnfield by a score of 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Royals have suffered since January 7th.
Meanwhile, Amesbury played a tough game on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Stoneham and fell 71-44. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Spartans are ranked 84th).
Amesbury's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Georgetown, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5.
Everything came up roses for Georgetown against Amesbury when the teams last played on January 3rd, as the squad secured a 68-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Georgetown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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