J.R. Tucker and Maggie Walker are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The J.R. Tucker Tigers will head out on the road to take on Maggie Walker at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If J.R. Tucker beats Maggie Walker with 48 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. J.R. Tucker claimed a resounding 48-18 win over Thomas Jefferson. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Vikings are ranked 349th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Maggie Walker, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against Petersburg by a score of 41-34 on Monday.
Maggie Walker's record is now 9-4. As for J.R. Tucker, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
J.R. Tucker couldn't quite finish off Maggie Walker in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 37-34. Can J.R. Tucker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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