Basketball Game Preview: Great Bridge Wildcats vs. Ocean Lakes Dolphins

Great Bridge is on a nine-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Ocean Lakes an 18-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. The Great Bridge Wildcats will host the Ocean Lakes Dolphins at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Friday, Great Bridge came up short against Hickory and fell 50-43.

Meanwhile, Ocean Lakes took a blow against Landstown on Tuesday, falling 88-26. While losing is never fun, the Dolphins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 377th, while the Eagles are ranked 14th).

Ocean Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Great Bridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

Great Bridge didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Ocean Lakes when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 66-62 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ocean Lakes' Chase Mullen, who dropped a triple-double on 22 points, 21 boards, and 11 blocks. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Great Bridge still be able to contain Mullen? There's only one way to find out.