The Southington Blue Knights will face off against the Berlin Redcoats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southington comes in on 16 and Berlin on four.
If Southington beats Berlin with 54 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Southington beat South Windsor on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 54-40. Given the Blue Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Bobcats are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lily Cooper
| 02/18/25 vs South Windsor | 75% |
| 02/07/25 vs Newington | 71% |
| 02/10/25 @ Plainville | 50% |
| 01/30/25 vs Berlin | 50% |
| 01/21/25 vs Avon | 50% |
Southington's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lily Cooper, who went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Cooper a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%). Another player making a difference was Hannah Blanchard, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Berlin beat Plainville 48-36 on Tuesday.
Berlin's win came from a few key players Southington will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brooke Walker, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times she's played. Katie Litwinko was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Southington pushed their record up to 21-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Berlin, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southington has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Berlin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Southington strolled past Berlin when the teams last played back in January by a score of 67-52. Does Southington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berlin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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