Virginia Episcopal School and Hargrave Military Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Virginia Episcopal School Bishops will head out on the road to challenge the Hargrave Military Academy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Virginia Episcopal School has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 430 points over their last seven matches.
Virginia Episcopal School pushed their score all the way to 60 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 67-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Christopher's. While losing is never fun, Virginia Episcopal School can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while St. Christopher's is ranked seventh).
Virginia Episcopal School's loss came about despite a quality game from Billy Koudelka, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Koudelka hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaloyan Kolev, who scored nine points along with seven assists and two steals.
Virginia Episcopal School struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hargrave Military Academy pushed their score all the way to 68 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 77-68 to Blue Ridge. Hargrave Military Academy just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Virginia Episcopal School's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Hargrave Military Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9.
Virginia Episcopal School came up short against Hargrave Military Academy when the teams last played back in January, falling 73-65. Can Virginia Episcopal School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
