The John Marshall Justices will challenge the Freeman Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
John Marshall will head out to face Freeman after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. John Marshall took a blow against James Monroe, falling 73-38. While losing is never fun, the Justices can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Freeman made easy work of J.R. Tucker on Friday and carried off a 40-19 win. The Mavericks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 21 points or more this season.
John Marshall better focus on containing Addie Morton and Jane Miller as the pair were huge in Freeman's win. Morton posted 22 points, while Miller had ten points. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Morton has scored at least a third of Freeman's points.
Freeman pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.1 points per game. As for John Marshall, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5.
Everything came up roses for John Marshall against Freeman in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 67-23 win. In that matchup, John Marshall amassed a halftime lead of 37-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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