Basketball Game Preview: Briarwood Academy Buccaneers vs. John Hancock Academy Rebels

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Away	40-33 W
02/08/22 - Neutral	56-27 W
01/31/22 - Away	57-20 W
12/07/21 - Home	52-27 W
01/23/21 - Home	67-31 W
+ 5 more games

Briarwood Academy is 8-2 against John Hancock Academy since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Briarwood Academy Buccaneers will get right back to it and host the John Hancock Academy Rebels at 1:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Briarwood Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Edmund Burke Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 51-25 to the Spartans. The contest marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meanwhile, John Hancock Academy came up short against Briarwood Academy on Tuesday and fell 40-33. The Rebels have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

John Hancock Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Briarwood Academy, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-5.

Briarwood Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over John Hancock Academy in their previous meeting on Tuesday, winning 40-33. Will Briarwood Academy repeat their success, or does John Hancock Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.