The Glen Allen Jaguars will head out to face off against the Grassfield Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Glen Allen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season.
Glen Allen is headed into Thursday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 67-65 heartbreaker at the hands of Highland Springs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Jaguars have suffered since January 12, 2024.
| 01/14/25 vs Highland Springs | 24 |
| 12/21/24 vs Maury | 19 |
| 12/20/24 @ Cosby | 23 |
| 12/17/24 @ Western Branch | 28 |
| 12/16/24 vs North Stafford | 23 |
| 12/13/24 vs Godwin | 23 |
Glen Allen might have lost, but man, Faron Friend was a machine: he posted 24 points. The match was Friend's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Kamden Tiller was another key player, putting up ten points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Grassfield lost to Indian River at home by a 73-56 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Braves are ranked 40th).
Glen Allen will have to contain Grant Worley as he made an impact in Grassfield's last game. He went 8 of 17 on his way to 24 points. With that strong performance, Worley is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Daren Bish, who posted 12 points.
Glen Allen's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for Grassfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Glen Allen hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57.9 points per game. However, it's not like Grassfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.2 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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