Basketball Game Preview: Meridian Mustangs vs. Manassas Park Cougars

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Previous Games

02/06/24 - Home	52-4 W
01/03/24 - Away	79-28 W
02/03/23 - Home	70-7 W
01/17/23 - Away	76-13 W
02/04/22 - Away	67-26 W
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Meridian is 10-0 against Manassas Park since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Meridian Mustangs will host the Manassas Park Cougars at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Meridian has seven straight victories, Manassas Park has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, Meridian strolled past Liberty with points to spare, taking the game 37-19. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Eagles are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Manassas Park played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 74-12 defeat at the hands of James Wood. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-2.

Meridian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Manassas Park, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.

Everything came up roses for Meridian against Manassas Park in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 52-4 win. In that match, Meridian amassed a halftime lead of 30-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.