The Alexandria City Titans will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Woodson Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Alexandria City had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past West Springfield 70-49. Given Alexandria City's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while West Springfield is ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alexandria City relied on the efforts of Darius Bivins, who scored ten points along with three steals, and Kye Robinson, who scored 17 points. Bivins has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. Teko Bostick Jr was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Woodson slipped by South County 60-59 on Tuesday.
Woodson's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sean Donovan, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kaylen Chilton, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Alexandria City's win bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Woodson, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Alexandria City hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.6 points per game. However, it's not like Woodson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 56.7 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Alexandria City came up short against Woodson in their previous meeting back in January, falling 66-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chilton, who scored 31 points along with two steals and two blocks. Now that Alexandria City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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