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| 01/16/25 - Home | 36-34 W |
| 02/09/24 - Away | 56-28 W |
| 01/19/24 - Home | 43-27 W |
| 01/27/23 - Home | 50-20 W |
| 12/09/22 - Away | 59-30 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hermitage is 8-2 against J.R. Tucker since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hermitage Panthers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the J.R. Tucker Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hermitage is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Freeman on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hermitage was beaten by Freeman 59-29. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Mavericks are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, J.R. Tucker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 54-30 to Glen Allen.
Hermitage dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for J.R. Tucker, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.
Hermitage came out on top in a nail-biter against J.R. Tucker when the teams last played last Thursday, sneaking past 36-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hermitage since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
