Handley is 1-9 against Kettle Run since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Handley Judges will be playing at home against the Kettle Run Cougars at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Handley has 15 straight wins, Kettle Run has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Handley put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Warren County 63-20 on the road. Given Handley's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Warren County is ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kettle Run was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 30-29 to James Wood. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Kettle Run in their matchups with James Wood: they've now lost three in a row.
Handley pushed their record up to 15-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Kettle Run, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Everything came up roses for Handley against Kettle Run in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 46-13 win. Does Handley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kettle Run turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
