Caroline and Chancellor are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Caroline Cavaliers will face off against the Chancellor Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Caroline has five straight wins, Chancellor has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Caroline didn't have too much trouble with King George as they won 61-43. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Foxes are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chancellor came up short against James Monroe on Thursday and fell 64-54. While the Chargers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Yellow Jackets 13-9 in the first quarter.
Caroline will need focus on slowing down Xavier Heggie, one of several Chancellor players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 12 en route to 18 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Heggie a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Larell Edwards, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Caroline pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Chancellor, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Caroline came out on top in a nail-biter against Chancellor in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 71-69. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caroline 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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