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| 02/09/24 - Away | 76-69 W |
| 01/10/24 - Home | 60-57 W |
| 01/18/23 - Home | 65-55 W |
| 12/07/22 - Away | 62-49 W |
| 02/04/22 - Home | 53-55 L |
| + 5 more games |
Lafayette is 8-2 against Bruton since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lafayette Rams will head out to square off against the Bruton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lafayette sitting on three straight wins and Bruton on five.
Lafayette is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Tabb by a score of 66-59 on Wednesday. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Tigers are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shamar Welsh went supernova for Lafayette, going 11 for 17 en route to 25 points and four steals. Kijaun Wyatt was another key player, putting up five points in addition to six steals and five assists.
Lafayette was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Bruton earned a 54-46 victory over Poquoson on Wednesday.
Lafayette has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Bruton, their record now sits at 8-4.
Lafayette beat Bruton 76-69 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bruton's Johnathan Hopkins, who went 10 of 11 on his way to 26 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lafayette still be able to contain Hopkins? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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