Poquoson lost against Bruton back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Poquoson Islanders took a 60-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bruton Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Islanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Panthers are ranked 103rd).
It was another big night for Brandon Freeman, who almost dropped a double-double with 27 points and nine rebounds for Bruton. Those 27 points gave Freeman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cy Gresham, who went 6-for-7 on his way to 15 points.
Poquoson's defeat was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Bruton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Poquoson will head out to face off against Tabb at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bruton, they are taking a road trip to square off against Lafayette at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lafayette sitting on four straight victories and Bruton on five.
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