The Essex Trojans and the Lunenburg Central Chargers will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Essex is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 63-57 W over Rappahannock on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Trojans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Lunenburg Central had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They skirted past the Cougars 55-52. That's two games straight that the Chargers have won by exactly three points.
Essex's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-3. As for Lunenburg Central, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything went Essex's way against Lunenburg Central in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, as Essex made off with a 76-56 win. Does Essex have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lunenburg Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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