New Kent has gone 8-2 against Poquoson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Kent Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Poquoson Islanders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Kent has 11 straight victories, Poquoson has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Poquoson heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when New Kent took over last week. New Kent walked away with a 77-70 win over Warhill on Wednesday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Lions are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/15/25 vs Warhill | 21 |
| 01/10/25 vs Smithfield | 25 |
| 12/28/24 vs Hanover | 18 |
| 12/27/24 vs Thomas Jefferson | 26 |
| 12/20/24 @ Grafton | 16 |
Will Ross continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 13 on his way to 21 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. The contest was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marty Wray, who went 7 of 15 en route to 18 points and three steals.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: New Kent was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Warhill only racked up 15 assists.
Meanwhile, Poquoson scored the most points they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bruton.
New Kent's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.9 points per game. As for Poquoson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for New Kent against Poquoson in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured an 84-48 win. In that match, New Kent amassed a halftime lead of 46-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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