The James Monroe Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to challenge the Chancellor Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. James Monroe will be strutting in after a win while Chancellor will be coming in after a defeat.
If James Monroe beats Chancellor with 57 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. James Monroe walked away with a 57-50 victory over Culpeper County on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Meanwhile, Chancellor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 57-28 loss at the hands of Courtland. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Cougars are ranked 127th).
James Monroe will need focus on slowing down Daniel Wright, one of several Chancellor players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points. Xavier Heggie also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Chancellor's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for James Monroe, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
James Monroe was able to grind out a solid win over Chancellor in their previous meeting on Friday, winning 57-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for James Monroe since the team 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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