The Stuart Hall Dragons will challenge the Lynchburg HomeSchool Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Stuart Hall didn't have too much trouble with Harrisonburg HomeSchool as they won 60-46. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Lightning are ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lynchburg HomeSchool). They strolled past Southwest Virginia Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 72-55. The victory was nothing new for the Patriots as they're now sitting on four straight.
Stuart Hall better focus on containing Josiah Jantomaso and Carson Hill as the pair were huge in Lynchburg HomeSchool's win. Jantomaso went 10 for 19 en route to 28 points, while Hill posted 22 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Jantomaso has scored at least a third of Lynchburg HomeSchool's points. Another player making a difference was Bruce Phillips, who scored nine points.
Lynchburg HomeSchool's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Stuart Hall, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Stuart Hall beat Lynchburg HomeSchool 74-67 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Does Stuart Hall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lynchburg HomeSchool turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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