The Staunton River Golden Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
If Staunton River beats Lord Botetourt with 59 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Staunton River enjoyed a cozy 59-44 win over William Byrd on Saturday. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Terriers are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lord Botetourt entered their tilt with Northside on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Vikings 66-24. The Cavaliers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Staunton River and bumps their season record up to 14-1. As for Lord Botetourt, their win bumped their record up to an identical 14-1.
Staunton River was dealt a bruising 57-24 defeat at the hands of Lord Botetourt when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Staunton River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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