Preview: Longwood Panthers vs. Air Force Academy Falcons
The Longwood Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Air Force Academy Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Longwood and three for Air Force Academy.
Two weeks ago, Longwood came up short against Catalyst-Maria and fell 40-31.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Air Force Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Corliss on Monday.
Despite the loss, Air Force Academy had strong showings from Jree Sims, who scored seven points, and Melvina Jordan, who scored five points. Jordan scored a full 35.7% of Air Force Academy's points, the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Longwood's defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 2-5. As for Air Force Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7-1.