The Patriot Pioneers will challenge the Mountain View Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, Patriot lost to Battlefield at home by a 45-27 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now lost four in a row.
| 12/06/24 vs St. Stephen's & St. Agnes | 9 |
| 12/27/23 vs Falls Church | 8 |
| 12/10/24 @ Osbourn | 8 |
| 01/24/24 vs Freedom | 7 |
| 12/04/24 vs Brentsville District | 7 |
Patriot's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Cheyenne Sweeney, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds, and Maysa Bilal, who posted seven points. Those ten boards gave Sweeney a new career-high. Sadie Herres also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Meanwhile, Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by Colonial Forge 58-16. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Eagles are ranked 116th).
Patriot's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Patriot took their victory against Mountain View in their previous meeting on Thursday by a conclusive 66-45. Does Patriot have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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