Denbigh hasn't had much luck against Kecoughtan recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Denbigh Patriots will face off against the Kecoughtan Warriors at 12:30 p.m. Denbigh will be strutting in after a win while Kecoughtan will be coming in after a loss.
Denbigh is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Bethel with a sharp 74-52 victory on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Patriots have posted since January 24th.
Meanwhile, Kecoughtan was beaten by Woodside 81-45 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Wolverines are ranked seventh).
Denbigh is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points over those games. As for Kecoughtan, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Denbigh didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Kecoughtan when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 62-57 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kecoughtan's Caleb Mathews, who went 10-for-18 on his way to 27 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Denbigh still be able to contain Mathews? There's only one way to find out.
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