The Yorktown Patriots will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Brunswick Railroaders at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Yorktown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Brunswick likes a good challenge.
Yorktown can't be too worried about heading out to take on Brunswick: they just beat George C. Marshall at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Yorktown sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-57 victory over George C. Marshall on Friday. 59 seems to be a good number for the Patriots as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
While Brunswick didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Boonsboro by a score of 64-51 on Friday. Given the Railroaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Warriors are ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brunswick pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Yorktown, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Yorktown against Brunswick in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-24 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yorktown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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