The Denbigh Patriots will take on the Landstown Eagles in a holiday battle at at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Denbigh blew past Warwick, posting a 62-30 win. That looming 62-30 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Patriots yet this season.
Meanwhile, Landstown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 64-54 victory over the Chiefs. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Chiefs are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Landstown's win came from a few key players Denbigh will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Damien Robinson, who posted 21 points and eight rebounds. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. Josiah Law was another key player, putting up 11 points along with six rebounds and four blocks.
Landstown's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Denbigh, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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