Staunton hasn't had much luck against Fort Defiance recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Staunton Storm are taking a road trip to challenge the Fort Defiance Indians at 7:30 p.m.
Staunton will head into Wednesday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Stuarts Draft and fell 67-33. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Cougars are ranked 124th).
Meanwhile, Fort Defiance had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They snuck past Riverheads with a 49-43 win on Tuesday.
Staunton's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Fort Defiance, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 2-12.
Staunton was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Defiance in their previous meeting on Monday, winning 52-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Staunton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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