The Hayfield Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the South Lakes Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hayfield had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They snuck past the Eagles with a 58-53 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given Hayfield's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Landstown is ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, South Lakes waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 15 straight wins but they left with 16. They secured a 74-69 W over Potomac Senior.
Hayfield is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for South Lakes, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with that victory, which was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season.
Hayfield lost to South Lakes on the road by a decisive 61-43 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Hayfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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