The Essex Trojans will square off against the King & Queen Central Royal Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Essex sitting on four straight victories and King & Queen Central on three.
Essex will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 22) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 33-31 win over Colonial Beach.
Aryeon Robinson
| 01/30/25 @ Colonial Beach | 6 |
| 01/28/25 @ Northumberland | 8 |
| 01/27/25 vs West Point | 2 |
| 01/23/25 @ Rappahannock | 5 |
| 01/21/25 @ Westmoreland | 4 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Essex to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aryeon Robinson, who posted 14 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Robinson is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Makiryn Williams, who scored six points in addition to 11 boards and five steals.
Meanwhile, King & Queen Central earned a 43-36 victory over King William on Wednesday.
Essex better keep an eye on Janiya Brown. She was instrumental in King & Queen Central's win, going 5 for 11 en route to 14 points along with seven assists and six steals. Kimora Hill was another key player, putting up 12 points.
King & Queen Central was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
King & Queen Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Essex, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Essex strolled past King & Queen Central in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 41-27. Does Essex have another victory up their sleeve, or will King & Queen Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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