It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Colonial Forge can now relate to. They fell 59-52 to the Patriot Pioneers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Pioneers are ranked 35th).
Despite the loss, Colonial Forge still got an impressive performance from Jayden Morris, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Pierre, who had nine points.

Eagles
02/28/25 @ Patriot | 52-59 |
02/25/25 vs Forest Park | 65-44 |
02/21/25 vs Gar-Field | 55-47 |
02/18/25 vs Riverbend | 55-53 |
02/17/25 vs Massaponax | 48-45 |
Colonial Forge moved to 20-7 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Patriot, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Colonial Forge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 75-50 defeat against Oscar Smith on the 4th. As for Patriot, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 76-59 loss against Landstown on the 4th.
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