Basketball Recap: Norfolk Academy Wins Going Away Against Portsmouth Christian

Portsmouth Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Norfolk Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Portsmouth Christian Patriots 63-48. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Norfolk Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Portsmouth Christian, they moved to 14-5 with that loss, which also ended their 11-game winning streak.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Norfolk Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Norfolk Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Portsmouth Christian, they and StoneBridge will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Portsmouth Christian is facing StoneBridge at the right time seeing as StoneBridge is stuck on a four-game losing streak.