Basketball Recap: Wednesday's Win Is Hampshire's Seventh in Last Nine Outings

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

12/14/24 vs Hedgesville	48
01/02/25 vs Berkeley Springs	48
12/23/24 vs Petersburg	29
01/29/25 vs James Wood	23
01/27/25 @ Moorefield	21

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Hampshire's strategy against James Wood on Wednesday. Everything went the Hampshire Trojans' way against the James Wood Colonels as the Hampshire Trojans made off with a 64-41 win. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 21 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, James Wood still got an impressive performance from Josie Russell, who posted 21 points along with seven boards and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Russell a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Dayana Jackson, who put up four points.

Hampshire is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for James Wood, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hampshire has already played their next contest (against Keyser), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. James Wood has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Liberty.