The Hanover Hawks will head out to challenge the Atlee Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Hanover is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Varina just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 79-33 loss at the hands of the Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Atlee had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 67-52 win over the Wildcats.
Hanover's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Atlee, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Hanover ended up a good deal behind Atlee in their previous matchup back in January, losing 59-44. Can Hanover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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