Alexandria City hasn't had much luck against West Potomac recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Alexandria City Titans will square off against the West Potomac Wolverines at 5:45 p.m.
Alexandria City lost 60-40 to Robinson on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Rams are ranked tenth).
01/31/25 @ Robinson | 13 |
01/25/25 vs Friendship Collegiate Academy | 12 |
01/17/25 vs Robinson | 12 |
01/13/25 vs Lake Braddock | 9 |
12/16/24 vs John Champe | 7 |
Alexandria City's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Gabrielle Barnes-Thomas, who posted 17 points, and Kori Dickerson, who scored 13 points. The dominant performance gave Dickerson a new career-high in points.
Meanwhile, West Potomac waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 63-55 victory over the Cavaliers.
Alexandria City better focus on containing Olivia Jones and Abby Beddis as the pair were huge in West Potomac's win. Jones went 10 for 19 on her way to 21 points and five steals, while Beddis went 6 of 15 en route to 22 points. Jones continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jill Humphreys, who earned five points.
This is the second loss in a row for Alexandria City and nudges their season record down to 7-12. As for West Potomac, their record is now 16-1.
Alexandria City suffered a grim 57-37 defeat to West Potomac in their previous matchup back in January. Can Alexandria City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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