The Buckingham Knights and the Appomattox County Raiders will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Buckingham knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Appomattox County likes a good challenge.
Buckingham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 78-67 win over Prince Edward County on Tuesday.
Appomattox County has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-49 heartbreaker at the hands of Gretna. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Hawks are ranked 46th).
Buckingham has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Appomattox County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
Buckingham came up short against Appomattox County in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 64-51. Can Buckingham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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