The Fleming Colonels will square off against the J.R. Tucker Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fleming has 14 straight wins, J.R. Tucker has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Fleming didn't have too much trouble with Staunton River as they won 55-39. Given the Colonels' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, J.R. Tucker played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 54-34 to John Marshall.
Fleming pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.4 points over those games. As for J.R. Tucker, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Everything went Fleming's way against J.R. Tucker in their previous matchup back in January of 2016, as Fleming made off with a 74-52 win. Will Fleming repeat their success, or does J.R. Tucker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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