It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Gretna Hawks challenge the Prince Edward County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gretna is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Halifax County just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 60-53 to the Comets. The game marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Prince Edward County's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. The matchup between them and Halifax County didn't end well, with Prince Edward County falling 61-46. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Comets are ranked 77th).
Prince Edward County's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Gretna, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Gretna strolled past Prince Edward County in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 60-43. Will Gretna repeat their success, or does Prince Edward County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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