Basketball Recap: James Monroe Drops Highest Score of Season Against Culpeper County

Yellow Jackets

Team Score

01/23/25 vs Culpeper County	81
01/21/25 vs King George	79
01/17/25 @ Spotsylvania	79
12/27/24 vs Warren County	75
01/18/25 vs Fredericksburg Christian	71

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask James Monroe). Everything went their way against the Culpeper County Blue Devils on Thursday as the James Monroe Yellow Jackets made off with an 81-61 win. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.

James Monroe now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Culpeper County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. James Monroe won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Eastern View at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastern View will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something James Monroe surely won't give up without a fight. As for Culpeper County, they will also get right back to it: they'll face off against King George at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Culpeper County is facing King George at the right time seeing as King George is stuck on a three-game losing streak.