Recap: Colonial Forge Eagles vs. Riverbend Bears
There's no place like home for the Colonial Forge Eagles, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 56-46 win over Riverbend on Tuesday. For Colonial Forge, this counts as revenge for the 66-59 loss the Bears walked away with the last time they faced one another on January 5th.
Colonial Forge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taysean Jones, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. Jones hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Pierre, who scored nine points along with eight assists and five steals.
Colonial Forge's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Riverbend, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Colonial Forge will head out on the road to take on the Black Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Virginia (Brooke Point is ranked 182nd, while the Eagles are ranked 201st). As for Riverbend, they and the Indians will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Stafford focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
