Winchester entered their matchup against Lexington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Winchester Red & Black fell just short of the Lexington Minutemen by a score of 69-66. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Red & Black came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Minutemen are ranked 50th).
Winchester's defeat dropped their record down to 13-2. As for Lexington, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Coming up, Winchester will be playing in front of their home fans against Reading Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Winchester's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Lexington, they will venture away from home to square off against Waltham at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Lexington knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Waltham likes a good challenge.
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