Mechanicsville lost against Atlee back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mechanicsville Mustangs were outmatched by the Atlee Raiders and fell 79-44. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Raiders are ranked 17th).
Mechanicsville's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Atlee, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mechanicsville will challenge Spotsylvania at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Mechanicsville is facing Spotsylvania at the right time seeing as Spotsylvania is stuck on a 19-game losing streak. As for Atlee, they will face off against Patrick Henry at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Atlee's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 games.
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