Patriot hasn't had much luck against Gainesville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Patriot Pioneers will welcome the Gainesville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Patriot is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Osbourn Park on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Patriot took a blow against Osbourn Park, falling 70-16. The Pioneers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-9.
Cheyenne Sweeney was Patriot's leading scorer, having posted six points. Sadie Herres held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Gainesville came up short against Bishop O'Connell on Wednesday, falling 59-38. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Knights are ranked 14th).
Gainesville's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Patriot, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Patriot suffered a grim 64-40 defeat to Gainesville when the teams last played back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Patriot was down 36-13.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
