Basketball Recap: Hopewell Extends Winning Streak to Five

Hopewell won the last time they faced Thomas Dale and things went their way on Friday too. The Hopewell Blue Devils walked away with a 67-54 win over the Thomas Dale Knights. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Knights are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Blue Devils

Previous 5 Games

01/17/25 @ Thomas Dale	67-54
01/14/25 vs Petersburg	73-38
12/28/24 vs Manchester	50-34
12/27/24 vs Cristo Rey	71-27
12/21/24 vs Massaponax	73-52

The victory was the fifth in a row for Hopewell, bringing their record for this year to 11-1. As for Thomas Dale, the loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 8-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hopewell has already played their next matchup (against Prince George), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Thomas Dale won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Hanover at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Hanover's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.