Essex and Colonial Beach are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Essex Trojans will face off against the Colonial Beach Drifters at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Essex will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Essex is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Northumberland: they outscored them in every quarter. Essex blew past Northumberland 52-30 on Tuesday. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Morgan Self
| 01/28/25 @ Northumberland | 27 |
| 01/27/25 @ West Point | 23 |
| 01/23/25 @ Rappahannock | 24 |
Morgan Self was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. The game was her third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aryeon Robinson, who posted 12 points along with eight steals and three blocks.
Essex smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 23 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Colonial Beach hadn't done well against Rappahannock recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Colonial Beach took down Rappahannock 46-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Drifters.
Colonial Beach's record now sits at 13-2. As for Essex, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Essex came up short against Colonial Beach in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 44-32. Can Essex avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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