The Arcadia Firebirds are taking a road trip to face off against the Chincoteague Ponies at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Arcadia is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Arcadia will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Nandua, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Arcadia walked away with a 46-37 victory over Nandua on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Chincoteague lost to Holly Grove Christian at home by a 39-23 margin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Ponies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 401st in Virginia, while the Eagles are ranked 34th in Maryland).
Arcadia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Chincoteague, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Arcadia beat Chincoteague 58-45 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arcadia since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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