Fishburne Military has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the New Covenant Gryphons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fishburne Military will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 349th, while New Covenant is ranked 52nd).
Fishburne Military suffered their biggest defeat since December 5, 2023 on Thursday. They took a serious blow against Roanoke Catholic, falling 82-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Fishburne Military has suffered against Roanoke Catholic since January 10, 2019.
New Covenant has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Miller School of Albemarle on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for New Covenant in their matchups with Miller School of Albemarle: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, New Covenant got a solid performance out of Daniel VanVoorhis, who scored no points along with 60 steals. That's the first time this season that VanVoorhis grabbed two or more steals. Another player making a difference was Douglas Powell, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds.
Fishburne Military's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for New Covenant, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-2.
Fishburne Military came up short against New Covenant in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 63-52. Can Fishburne Military avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
