Basketball Game Preview: Harrisonburg Bulldogs vs. Jena Giants

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 2:33am

Preview: Harrisonburg Bulldogs vs. Jena Giants

The Harrisonburg Bulldogs will play host again and welcome the Jena Giants, where tip off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Last Friday, Harrisonburg took a serious blow against Monterey, falling 64-27.

Despite the loss, Harrisonburg had strong showings from Ryan Fuqua, who scored ten points along with two steals, and Laine Dupuis, who scored eight points along with five rebounds. That was a full 37% of Harrisonburg's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, Jena didn't have too much trouble with Claiborne Christian on the road on Tuesday as they won 66-50.

Harrisonburg has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-16 record this season. As for Jena, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.

Harrisonburg was dealt a bruising 74-34 defeat at the hands of Jena in their previous matchup back in December of 2014. Will Harrisonburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.

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