The Northumberland Indians will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Rappahannock Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Rappahannock took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Northumberland, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Northumberland strolled past Colonial Beach with points to spare, taking the game 60-41. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northumberland.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northumberland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyreek Lundy, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists. The team also got some help courtesy of MJ Laws, who scored 19 points.
Meanwhile, Rappahannock's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. They were outmatched by Westmoreland on the road and fell 65-20. Rappahannock has not had much luck with Westmoreland recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Northumberland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Rappahannock, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Northumberland against Rappahannock in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 49-20 win. Will Northumberland repeat their success, or does Rappahannock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
