Having just played yesterday, the Bayside Marlins will head out on the road to face off against the Veritas Collegiate Academy Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bayside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 11 straight defeats, while Veritas Collegiate Academy will come in with three straight victories.
On Thursday, Bayside ended up a good deal behind Princess Anne and lost 80-63. While losing is never fun, the Marlins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, Veritas Collegiate Academy beat Christchurch School 78-67 on Thursday.
Veritas Collegiate Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 91.1 points per game. As for Bayside, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Bayside came up short against Veritas Collegiate Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 64-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Veritas Collegiate Academy's Marcqell Freeman, who went 10 of 19 en route to 25 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Now that Bayside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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