Annandale is 0-10 against Mount Vernon since January of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Annandale Atoms will head out on the road to square off against the Mount Vernon Majors at 5:45 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Monday, Annandale was beaten by Edison 71-31. While losing is never fun, the Atoms can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Eagles are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-27, which was the final score in Mount Vernon's tilt against Hayfield on Monday. The Majors haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Annandale will have to keep a close watch on Rachael Sykes and Tori Barnes, a pair of players who had a big impact on Mount Vernon's prior game. Sykes posted 15 points and eight boards, while Barnes earned six points. Barnes has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played.
Mount Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Annandale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-17.
Annandale was taken down by Mount Vernon 63-24 when the teams last played back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Annandale was down 42-12.
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