The Fairfax Lions will take on the West Potomac Wolverines at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Fairfax strolled past West Springfield with points to spare, taking the game 62-44. Given Fairfax's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while West Springfield is ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairfax's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cameron Love led the charge by scoring 13 points along with six rebounds. Ronier Peters was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, West Potomac didn't have too much trouble with Robinson at home on Friday as they won 70-51.
Fairfax's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. As for West Potomac, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Fairfax was dealt a bruising 72-35 loss at the hands of West Potomac in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Fairfax avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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