A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Battlefield Bobcats duke it out with the Oakton Cougars at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday...
Battlefield is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since January 18th on Friday. They were beaten by Patriot 86-55. The Bobcats have struggled against the Pioneers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oakton). They walked away with a 49-39 win over Lewis last Tuesday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Lancers are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Battlefield's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-5. As for Oakton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Battlefield came up short against Oakton in their previous matchup back in December of 2018, falling 55-47. Can Battlefield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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