The First Colonial Patriots will challenge the Bayside Marlins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for First Colonial and 12 for Bayside.
First Colonial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Nansemond-Suffolk Academy by a score of 89-87 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Bayside came up short against Veritas Collegiate Academy on Friday and fell 70-58. While losing is never fun, the Marlins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Spartans are ranked 101st).
Bayside's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for First Colonial, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
First Colonial didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bayside when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 73-67 victory. Does First Colonial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bayside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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