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01/24/23 - Away | 67-73 L |
02/08/22 - Home | 62-59 W |
01/29/19 - Home | 86-28 W |
12/03/18 - Away | 97-40 W |
01/25/18 - Away | 70-50 W |
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Eastern Mennonite is 7-2 against Shenandoah Valley Academy since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Eastern Mennonite Flames will face off against the Shenandoah Valley Academy Stars at 6:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Eastern Mennonite has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Shenandoah Valley Academy will arrive with four straight wins.
Eastern Mennonite is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against North Cross on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eastern Mennonite took a blow against North Cross, falling 102-40. While losing is never fun, the Flames can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Raiders are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shenandoah Valley Academy). They really took it to Massanutten Military Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 94-37 victory. The Stars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Shenandoah Valley Academy pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for Eastern Mennonite, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Eastern Mennonite came up short against Shenandoah Valley Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 73-67. Can Eastern Mennonite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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