Basketball Recap: Thomas Dale Skates Past Colonial Heights with Ease

Thomas Dale won against Colonial Heights on Tuesday with 70 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Thomas Dale Knights breezed by the Colonial Heights Colonials to the tune of 70-15. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Colonials are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 4 Games (Home)

02/04/25 vs Colonial Heights	70-15
02/04/25 vs Colonial Heights	70-15
01/14/25 vs Matoaca	71-52
01/13/25 vs Deep Run	81-63

Thomas Dale pushed their record up to 9-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Colonial Heights, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.

Thomas Dale will square off against Highland Springs at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Highland Springs knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Thomas Dale likes a good challenge. As for Colonial Heights, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-15 defeat against Thomas Dale on the 4th.