A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Hermitage Panthers take on the Glen Allen Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Hermitage is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Hermitage is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 65 points last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Freeman on Tuesday. They were dealt a 60-30 defeat at the hands of the Mavericks. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Mavericks are ranked 146th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Glen Allen, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 68-67 win over Riverbend.
Hermitage better focus on containing Faron Friend and Rj Mickleberry as the pair were huge in Glen Allen's win. Friend posted 22 points, while Mickleberry put up 17 points. Those 17 points gave Mickleberry a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase James, who earned nine points.
Glen Allen has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points per game. As for Hermitage, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Hermitage couldn't quite finish off Glen Allen when the teams last played back in January and fell 76-74. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Friend, who had 25 points and five rebounds. Now that Hermitage 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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