Basketball Game Preview: Tandem Friends Badgers vs. Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets

The Tandem Friends Badgers will take on the Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Tandem Friends' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.

Last Monday, Tandem Friends was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 64-58 to Fork Union Military Academy.

Sincere Fordham

Points (Career)

02/10/25 @ Fork Union Military Academy	31
01/22/25 vs Fredericksburg Academy	27
01/17/25 @ Randolph-Macon Academy	27
11/15/24 vs Appalachian Christian School	25
01/10/25 @ Stuart Hall	20

Tandem Friends might have lost, but man, Sincere Fordham was a machine: he posted 31 points. Those 31 points gave Fordham a new career-high. Zaquis Timberlake was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Randolph-Macon Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Quantico 77-19. Winning may never get old, but the Yellow Jackets sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

Randolph-Macon Academy's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Tandem Friends, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.

Tandem Friends came up short against Randolph-Macon Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 55-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Randolph-Macon Academy's Tega Esievo, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten boards. Now that Tandem Friends knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.