Basketball Game Preview: Wakefield Country Day Owls vs. Massanutten Military Academy Colonels

Wakefield Country Day is on a five-game streak of home losses, Massanutten Military Academy a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Wakefield Country Day Owls will host the Massanutten Military Academy Colonels at 4:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Tuesday, Wakefield Country Day came up short against Tandem Friends and fell 46-39.

Wakefield Country Day might have lost, but man, Alfredo Martinez was a machine: he went 10 for 22 en route to 23 points in addition to five boards and four steals. That was a full 59% of Wakefield Country Day's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jacob Didomenico, who scored 11 points and five assists.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-20, which was the final score in Massanutten Military Academy's tilt against Fishburne Military back in December of 2024.

Wakefield Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Massanutten Military Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Wakefield Country Day was able to grind out a solid victory over Massanutten Military Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 67-56. Will Wakefield Country Day repeat their success, or does Massanutten Military Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.