The West Point Pointers and the Essex Trojans squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the West Point Pointers had to settle for second. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 53-25 to the Trojans, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, West Point can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while Essex is ranked 134th).
This is the second loss in a row for West Point and nudges their season record down to 13-12. As for Essex, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 23-0.
West Point does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Essex, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Westmoreland at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Westmoreland is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Essex will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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