The L.C. Bird Skyhawks will venture away from home to take on the Manchester Lancers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
On Wednesday, L.C. Bird took their contest with ease, bagging a 76-34 victory over Richmond City School of the Arts. The Skyhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Manchester made off with a 58-57 win over Huguenot. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Falcons are ranked 240th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manchester is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for L.C. Bird, their victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Everything went L.C. Bird's way against Manchester in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as L.C. Bird made off with an 83-59 win. In that matchup, L.C. Bird amassed a halftime lead of 51-31, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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