Stone Bridge and Briar Woods are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Stone Bridge Bulldogs are on the road again on Friday and plays the Briar Woods Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Stone Bridge beat Potomac Falls 55-45. Given Stone Bridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Potomac Falls is ranked 168th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stone Bridge's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sravya Janapati, who scored 16 points along with two steals and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Emma Spizuoco, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Briar Woods entered their tilt with Lightridge with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. Briar Woods blew past Lightridge 66-38 at home on Wednesday. Briar Woods has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Hope Drake continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Noelle Cabiness, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Stone Bridge has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Briar Woods, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-1.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Janapati and Drake. Janapati has been dynamite this season: she has averaged 13.6 points. For her part, Drake has averaged 18 points, 2.1 steals, and 7.9 rebounds.
Stone Bridge came up short against Briar Woods when the teams last played back in January, falling 48-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Drake, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Now that Stone Bridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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