The Unity Reed Lions will head out to challenge the Freedom Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Unity Reed is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Colonial Forge on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Unity Reed was beaten by Colonial Forge 82-51. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Eagles are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, Freedom didn't have too much trouble with Independence on Wednesday as they won 62-47. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Freedom is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Unity Reed, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Unity Reed lost to Freedom on the road by a decisive 64-46 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Unity Reed avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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