Westmoreland is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Essex is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Westmoreland Eagles will welcome the Essex Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Westmoreland got the win against Northumberland by a conclusive 55-30. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th in Virginia, while the Indians are ranked 346th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Essex walked away with it. They claimed a resounding 64-32 victory over the Panthers. The score was close at the half, but the Trojans pulled away in the second half with 37 points.
Westmoreland better focus on containing Morgan Self and Aryeon Robinson as the pair were huge in Essex's win. Self dropped a double-double with 23 points and 16 rebounds, while Robinson posted 21 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. The dominant performance gave Robinson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makiryn Williams, who put up six points and 11 boards.
Essex smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 33 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Essex is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-6 record this season. Westmoreland's win bumped their record up to 17-2.
Westmoreland couldn't quite finish off Essex when the teams last played on February 6th and fell 46-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Self, who almost dropped a double-double with 25 points and nine steals. Now that Westmoreland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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