Brooke Point and Colonial Forge are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Brooke Point Black Hawks will challenge the Colonial Forge Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Colonial Forge took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Brooke Point, who comes in off a win.
Brooke Point's tournament run continued when they took on Hylton two weeks ago. Brooke Point took their game with ease, bagging an 81-52 victory over Hylton. Given the Black Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 387th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Colonial Forge was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 65-61 to Gar-Field.
Brooke Point will have to contain Sam Futch as he made an impact in Colonial Forge's last game. He went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points. Futch continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taysean Jones, who posted five points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Colonial Forge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.
Brooke Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Colonial Forge, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Brooke Point strolled past Colonial Forge when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 61-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brooke Point since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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