Eastern Mennonite is 1-9 against Hargrave Military Academy since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastern Mennonite Flames will venture away from home to face off against the Hargrave Military Academy Tigers at 3:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Eastern Mennonite came up short against New Covenant and fell 52-42. 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 256th, while the Gryphons are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hargrave Military Academy). They claimed a resounding 108-45 victory over Carlisle. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Eastern Mennonite better keep an eye on Teshawn Ricks. He was instrumental in Hargrave Military Academy's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds Ricks has posted since back in December of 2024. Tim King was another key player, putting up 13 points and seven assists.
Hargrave Military Academy now has a winning record of 17-16. As for Eastern Mennonite, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Eastern Mennonite might still be hurting after the 70-50 defeat they got from Hargrave Military Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Eastern Mennonite, Dante Kearse (who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 17 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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