King George hasn't had much luck against Eastern View recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The King George Foxes will challenge the Eastern View Cyclones at 6:30 p.m.
King George is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They lost to Courtland on the road by a 56-40 margin. While losing is never fun, the Foxes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Cougars are ranked 154th).
Meanwhile, Eastern View came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Chargers as they made off with a 78-52 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cyclones have posted against the Chargers since January 25, 2022.
Eastern View's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for King George, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
King George was dealt a bruising 75-34 loss at the hands of Eastern View in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can King George avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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