James River suffered their closest loss since December 6, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Northview Academy Cougars by a score of 62-59. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 292nd in Virginia, while the Cougars are ranked 57th in Tennessee).
James River now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Northview Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
James River will host Faith Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northview Academy and Taylor will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Northview Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matches -- so hopefully Taylor likes a good challenge.
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