The Fleming Colonels will face off against the George Wythe Maroons at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Fleming lost to Northside on the road by a 65-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Vikings are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask George Wythe). They claimed a resounding 93-48 victory over Fort Chiswell. Winning may never get old, but the Maroons sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
George Wythe has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.2 points per game. As for Fleming, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 11-7.
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