J.R. Tucker is 1-9 against Hermitage since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The J.R. Tucker Tigers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hermitage Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. J.R. Tucker will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 318th, while Hermitage is ranked 40th).
Last Tuesday, J.R. Tucker came up short against Glen Allen and fell 53-41. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for J.R. Tucker in their matchups with Glen Allen: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Hermitage pushed their score all the way to 59 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Godwin 63-59.
J.R. Tucker's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Hermitage, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
J.R. Tucker was taken down by Hermitage 64-37 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can J.R. Tucker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.