Basketball Game Preview: Colonial Beach Drifters vs. Westmoreland Eagles

Colonial Beach is 1-9 against Westmoreland since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Colonial Beach Drifters will face off against the Westmoreland Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Colonial Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 41-27 victory over West Point. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Drifters.

Meanwhile, Westmoreland had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 41-36 W against the Trojans. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Westmoreland's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Colonial Beach, their record now sits at 19-4.

Colonial Beach came up short against Westmoreland in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 50-40. Can Colonial Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.