The Hanover Hawks and the Thomas Dale Knights will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Hanover ended up a good deal behind Atlee and lost 59-44. The matchup marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Thomas Dale came up short against Hopewell on Friday and fell 67-54. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 23rd).
Thomas Dale's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Hanover, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Hanover couldn't quite finish off Thomas Dale when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 60-57. Can Hanover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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