The Fairfax Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Potomac Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fairfax is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
With a playoff game on the line, Fairfax rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 69-57 win over the Stallions. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Ronier Peters continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 29 points along with six rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cameron Love, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Edison typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday West Potomac proved too difficult a challenge. They enjoyed a cozy 71-57 win over the Eagles. Given West Potomac's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Edison is ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairfax is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for West Potomac, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-7.
Fairfax came out on top in a nail-biter against West Potomac in their previous meeting on Thursday, sneaking past 38-35. Will Fairfax repeat their success, or does West Potomac have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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