Arcadia and John Marshall squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Arcadia had to settle for second. They were beaten by the John Marshall Justices 138-69. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Justices are ranked third).
Tyrell Wise
| 02/27/25 @ John Marshall | 62% |
| 02/25/25 @ Southampton | 55% |
| 02/17/25 vs Northampton | 67% |
Arcadia lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Tyrell Wise, who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 55% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jordan Cropper, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds.
It was another big night for Latrell Allmond, who went 18-for-24 to rack up 43 points in addition to seven boards and six steals for John Marshall. Allmond continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Argabright, who shot 5-for-9 from downtown and dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten assists.
Arcadia's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for John Marshall, they pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Arcadia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for John Marshall, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 118-59 win against Greensville County on the 28th.
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