The Jamestown Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Warhill Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Jamestown has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Warhill will arrive with four straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-24, which was the final score in Jamestown's tilt against Lafayette on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Rams are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Warhill on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Smithfield out of the water with a 53-20 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-6.
Jamestown better keep an eye on D'Shela Walker. She was instrumental in Warhill's win, going 12 for 23 en route to 31 points. The contest was Walker's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Taleah James was another key player, putting up seven points along with five assists and three steals.
Warhill has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Jamestown, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Jamestown came up short against Warhill in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 43-35. Can Jamestown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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