Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Norfolk Academy

Maria Delyannis

Steals

02/11/25 @ Cox	6
02/04/25 @ Peninsula Catholic	10
02/03/25 @ Cape Henry Collegiate	6
01/31/25 vs Norfolk Christian	2
01/28/25 @ Hampton Roads Academy	6
+ 16 more games

Norfolk Academy extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Maria Delyannis. The Norfolk Academy Bulldogs took down the Cox Falcons 42-27 on Tuesday thanks to Delyannis, who posted 18 points in addition to six boards and six steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 21 times she's played.

Norfolk Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.0 points over those games. As for Cox, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-13.

Norfolk Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 41-38 victory against Great Bridge on the 12th. As for Cox, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Kempsville at 5:30 p.m. Cox is facing Kempsville at the right time seeing as Kempsville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.