The Essex Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Caroline Cavaliers at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Essex is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 58 points last Tuesday, they were much more limited against James Monroe on Thursday. They took a blow against the Yellow Jackets, falling 83-25. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Yellow Jackets: they've now lost eight in a row.
Morgan Self was Essex's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Self also led the team in rebounds with nine. Makiryn Williams took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Caroline lost to Courtland on the road by a 51-33 margin on Tuesday.
Caroline now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Essex, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Essex took a serious blow against Caroline in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 63-31. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Essex was down 40-16.
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