The Harrisonburg Blue Streaks will head out on the road to challenge the Potomac Falls Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Harrisonburg had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 64-53 victory over the Falcons. Given Harrisonburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Briar Woods is ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Potomac Falls put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Riverside by a score of 57-50. The score was all tied up 25-25 at the break, but Potomac Falls was the better team in the second half.
Potomac Falls got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Josh Prince out in front who scored 12 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Prince hasn't dropped below three steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Opiola, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Harrisonburg is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Potomac Falls, their victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-0.
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