The John Marshall Justices will venture away from home to challenge the Matoaca Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, John Marshall turned things around against Hermitage on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 69-29 victory over the Panthers.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Matoaca against Meadowbrook on Thursday as the team secured a 66-19 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Monarchs are ranked 370th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Marshall better focus on containing Kailah Carter and Sydney Richardson as the pair were huge in Matoaca's win. Carter went 9 for 10 en route to 23 points, while Richardson went 7 of 16 on her way to 20 points and five steals. The matchup was Carter's eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandra Aristud, who posted eight points.
Matoaca has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for John Marshall, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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