Basketball Game Preview: Hayfield Hawks vs. Annandale Atoms

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Previous Games

01/27/25 - Home	71-13 W
01/16/25 - Away	56-10 W
02/12/24 - Home	75-30 W
01/22/24 - Home	65-26 W
12/13/23 - Away	78-36 W
+ 5 more games

Hayfield has gone a perfect 10-0 against Annandale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hayfield Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Annandale Atoms at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hayfield has six straight victories, Annandale has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Thursday, everything came up roses for Hayfield against Justice as the team secured a 74-40 win. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Annandale lost to Mount Vernon on the road by a 57-39 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Atoms can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Majors are ranked 129th).

Hayfield's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points over those games. As for Annandale, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-18.

Everything came up roses for Hayfield against Annandale in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 71-13 win. Does Hayfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Annandale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.