The Culpeper County Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Meridian Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Culpeper County has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Meridian will arrive with 12 straight victories.
Culpeper County pushed their score all the way to 75 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to James Monroe 80-75.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was amyah robinson, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 36% of Culpeper County's points, marking the 16th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kelley Hutcherson, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 19 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Meridian can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Skyline 49-13 at home. Given Meridian's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while Skyline is ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Culpeper County's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Meridian, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Culpeper County was taken down by Meridian 75-21 in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can Culpeper County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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