Basketball Recap: Portsmouth Christian Drops Highest Score of Season Against Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

By Team Reports Jan 10, 2025, 10:58am

Basketball Recap: Portsmouth Christian Patriots vs. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints

Patriots

Team Score

01/09/25 @ Nansemond-Suffolk Academy70
12/21/24 vs Norfolk Christian69
12/20/24 vs Summit Christian Academy69
01/07/25 @ StoneBridge67
12/13/24 @ Hampton Christian Academy63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Portsmouth Christian). They came out on top against the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints by a score of 70-61 on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots who have now won five matches in a row.

Madden Gilliatt and Noah Cannon certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Gilliatt dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Cannon posted 16 points along with eight boards and four steals. Gilliatt is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of KJ Pidgeon, who put up 14 points.

Portsmouth Christian pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.

Portsmouth Christian and Denbigh Baptist Christian will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, they will square off against Warhill at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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