The Turner Ashby Knights will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Handley Judges at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Turner Ashby is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Floyd County: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Turner Ashby's way against Floyd County on Saturday as Turner Ashby made off with a 56-32 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Buffaloes are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Handley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They breezed by the Hilltoppers to the tune of 56-21. The Judges have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 33 points or more this season.
Handley's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Turner Ashby, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Turner Ashby came up short against Handley in their previous meeting back in December of 2018, falling 57-51. Can Turner Ashby avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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