Basketball Game Preview: Middlesex Chargers vs. King & Queen Central Royal Tigers

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Previous Games

01/23/24 - Home	78-41 W
12/15/23 - Away	85-39 W
01/24/23 - Away	74-52 W
12/16/22 - Home	90-43 W
01/25/22 - Away	74-44 W
+ 5 more games

Middlesex has gone 8-2 against King & Queen Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 7:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

King & Queen Central is hoping to do what Carver College and Career Academy couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Middlesex's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Middlesex breezed by Carver College and Career Academy to the tune of 66-35. That 31 point margin sets a new team best for the Chargers this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Middlesex to victory, but perhaps none more so than JaQuan Griffin, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Davonte Griffin, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.

Middlesex was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King & Queen Central). They walked away with a 72-65 victory over Rappahannock on Wednesday. While the Royal Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Middlesex better keep an eye on Gerard Hill. He was instrumental in King & Queen Central's win, putting up 46 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which Hill has scored at least a third of King & Queen Central's points. Another player making a difference was Ayden Gibson, who had 17 points.

Middlesex pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for King & Queen Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Middlesex against King & Queen Central when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 78-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middlesex since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.