The L.C. Bird Skyhawks will take on the Monacan Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Monacan will be up against a hot L.C. Bird team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. L.C. Bird breezed by Clover Hill to the tune of 63-29 on Tuesday. With the Skyhawks ahead 40-17 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
| 01/14/25 vs Clover Hill | 6 |
| 12/19/23 @ Clover Hill | 5 |
| 01/22/24 @ Powhatan | 5 |
| 01/23/24 vs Cosby | 5 |
| 12/12/23 @ Monacan | 5 |
L.C. Bird can attribute much of their success to Sasha Hodge, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten steals, and Kamari Simon, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 boards. What's more, Simon also racked up six steals, the most she's had since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Brielle Comer, who posted ten points and five steals.
L.C. Bird was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clover Hill only racked up six assists.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Monacan against Huguenot on Tuesday as the team secured a 59-21 win. The game marked the Chiefs' most dominant victory of the season so far.
L.C. Bird better keep an eye on Jade Williams. She was instrumental in Monacan's win, going 8 for 9 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. Williams continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinity Jones, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
L.C. Bird's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points per game. As for Monacan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
L.C. Bird couldn't quite finish off Monacan when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 52-49. Can L.C. Bird avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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