Fishburne Military couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Shenandoah Valley Academy Stars on Thursday, falling 60-39. The Caissons were down 46-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Emmanuel Matagaro had a dynamite game for Shenandoah Valley Academy, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 13 steals. Matagaro has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Asa Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Fishburne Military will be playing at home against Appalachian Christian School at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Shenandoah Valley Academy, they will head out to challenge Takoma Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Shenandoah Valley Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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