Lake Taylor is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while James Monroe is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lake Taylor Titans will take on the James Monroe Yellow Jackets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Lake Taylor rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Mustangs 56-36. Given Lake Taylor's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Meridian is ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Booker T. Washington scored an imposing 67 points on Tuesday, James Monroe still came out on top. James Monroe put the hurt on Booker T. Washington with a sharp 91-67 win.
James Monroe's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michael Edwards, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Edwards hasn't dropped below 16 points for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Makel Minor, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Lake Taylor's win bumped their record up to 24-1. As for James Monroe, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
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