The Briar Woods Falcons struggled with assists on Wednesday (the Potomac Falls Panthers had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Briar Woods ended up on the wrong side of a rough 68-48 walloping at the hands of Potomac Falls. Briar Woods has not had much luck with Potomac Falls recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the loss, Briar Woods saw an underclassman step up: Devon Pettibone scored 18 points along with two steals. Pettibone has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ryan Brzezanski, who scored 14 points along with three blocks.
Potomac Falls' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Johnny Opiola, who scored 17 points along with five assists and four steals. Opiola has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Colby Margenau was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Briar Woods has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. As for Potomac Falls, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 23-0.
Briar Woods will head out on the road to face off against Harrisonburg at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Briar Woods focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Wednesday. As for Potomac Falls, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Riverside at 6:00 p.m. Potomac Falls is coming into the game with 11 straight victories at home, so Riverside is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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