The Middlesex Chargers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Surry County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Middlesex has four straight victories, Surry County has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Middlesex didn't have too much trouble with King & Queen Central as they won 53-37.
Meanwhile, Surry County played a tough game last Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Southampton, falling 62-31. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Indians are ranked 60th).
Surry County's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Middlesex, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Middlesex might still be hurting after the 74-48 defeat they got from Surry County when the teams last played back in February of 2018. Can Middlesex avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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