Basketball Game Preview: West Potomac Wolverines vs. Alexandria City Titans

West Potomac has gone 9-1 against Alexandria City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The West Potomac Wolverines will host the Alexandria City Titans at 5:45 p.m. One thing working in West Potomac's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.

Last Friday, West Potomac was able to grind out a solid victory over Woodson, taking the game 63-55. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Cavaliers are ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

West Potomac's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Olivia Jones, who went 10 for 19 en route to 21 points and five steals, and Abby Beddis, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 22 points. Jones' evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jill Humphreys, who posted five points.

Meanwhile, Alexandria City came up short against Robinson on Friday, falling 60-40. The loss continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost eight in a row.

West Potomac will have to keep a close watch on Gabrielle Barnes-Thomas and Kori Dickerson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Alexandria City's prior game. Barnes-Thomas had 17 points, while Dickerson scored 13 points. That was a full 42.5% of Alexandria City's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

West Potomac's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Alexandria City, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.

Everything went West Potomac's way against Alexandria City when the teams last played back in January, as West Potomac made off with a 57-37 victory. Will West Potomac repeat their success, or does Alexandria City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.