The Meadowbrook Monarchs will head out on the road to square off against the Thomas Dale Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meadowbrook has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Thomas Dale will come in with three straight wins.
On Tuesday, Meadowbrook lost to Hopewell at home by a 72-58 margin. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Thomas Dale strolled past Dinwiddie with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 70-52.
Meadowbrook's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Thomas Dale, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Meadowbrook skirted past Thomas Dale 53-51 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Thomas Dale's Delwan Waller, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Meadowbrook still be able to contain Waller? There's only one way to find out.
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