If Colonial Forge was feeling good fresh off their 72-28 takedown of Falls Church last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Colonial Forge Eagles lost 69-49 to the Edison Eagles on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Colonial Forge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Edison is ranked 19th).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Finn Perschau, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Pierre, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 13 points.
Even though they lost, Colonial Forge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Eagles
| 12/28/24 vs Edison | 49-69 |
| 12/27/24 vs Falls Church | 72-28 |
| 12/19/24 @ Mountain View | 59-31 |
| 12/17/24 vs Massaponax | 57-46 |
| 12/14/24 vs West Springfield | 64-48 |
Colonial Forge moved to 7-1 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. As for Edison, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Colonial Forge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 70-63 win against Centreville on the 30th. As for Edison, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-60 loss against Westfield on the 30th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
