Basketball Game Preview: L.C. Bird Skyhawks vs. Fleming Colonels

L.C. Bird has won five straight games at home, while Fleming has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The L.C. Bird Skyhawks will take on the Fleming Colonels in a tournament on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If L.C. Bird beats Fleming with 55 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. L.C. Bird walked away with a 55-45 victory over Lightridge on Tuesday. Given the Skyhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Bolts are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Kamari Simon

Steals

03/04/25 vs Lightridge	5
02/28/25 @ Fleming	2
02/26/25 vs Patrick Henry	3
02/24/25 vs Matoaca	3
02/18/25 @ Cosby	6
+ 5 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead L.C. Bird to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamari Simon, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. Simon has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kylie Kent, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 14 points.

L.C. Bird smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Fleming rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 45-25 win. The Colonels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Fleming is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.2 points on average over those games. L.C. Bird's victory bumped their record up to 22-5.

L.C. Bird didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Fleming in their previous matchup on Friday, but they still walked away with a 55-50 win. Does L.C. Bird have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fleming turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.