The Falls Church Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Springfield Spartans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a string of three wins, Falls Church's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 49-42 to Edison. Falls Church has not had much luck with Edison recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Falls Church might have lost, but man, Simone Pendleton was a machine: she scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. That was a full 45.2% of Falls Church's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Hannah Strother was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Falls Church were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Springfield also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to South County by a score of 48-37. While losing is never fun, West Springfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while South County is ranked 32nd).
Falls Church's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for West Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Falls Church came up short against West Springfield in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, falling 49-43. Will Falls Church have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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