The Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks will take on the Maury Commodores in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Norfolk Collegiate is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since December 5, 2023 on Tuesday. They skirted past Oscar Smith 31-29.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Norfolk Collegiate to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chloe Booth, who posted ten points and four steals. Catherine Wells was another key player, putting up four points along with 11 boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Maury put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged Granby out 61-58.
Maury pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points per game. As for Norfolk Collegiate, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Norfolk Collegiate skirted past Maury 38-36 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norfolk Collegiate since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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