The Orange County Fighting Hornets will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Handley Judges at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Orange County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 136th, while Handley is ranked 31st).
Last Friday, Orange County suffered a tough 57-31 defeat at the hands of Western Albemarle.
Orange County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Laney Fayard, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds, and Chloe Hebert who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Hebert has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sydney Hearl, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Handley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past James Wood, posting a 65-29 win on the road. Handley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Orange County's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Handley, they pushed their record up to 21-0 with that victory, which was their 13th straight on the road.
Orange County came up short against Handley in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, falling 52-47. Can Orange County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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