Chancellor lost against James Monroe last Friday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Chancellor Chargers had to suffer through a 78-44 loss at the hands of the James Monroe Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 30th).
When it comes to explaining why Chancellor lost, don't look at Natalie Lanning. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Lanning has been hot for a while, having also posted three or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Lydia Brockelbank was another key player, going 6 for 14 on her way to 13 points and five boards.
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Even though they lost, Chancellor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 22 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Chancellor's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for James Monroe, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 18-0.
Chancellor and Caroline will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for James Monroe, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Courtland at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in James Monroe's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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