Having just played yesterday, the Tallwood Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Western Branch Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Western Branch took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Tallwood, who comes in off a win.
Tallwood will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 38-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cox, sneaking past 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since January 29, 2024.
Meanwhile, Western Branch came up short against Albemarle two weeks ago, falling 74-54. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Patriots are ranked 36th).
Western Branch has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Tallwood, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6 record.
Tallwood was taken down by Western Branch 72-45 in their previous matchup back in January of 2020. Can Tallwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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