Navigators
| 02/18/25 vs Norfolk Collegiate | 44 |
| 02/15/25 @ The Covenant | 55 |
| 02/11/25 vs Norfolk Christian | 58 |
| 02/07/25 vs Veritas School | 51 |
| 02/06/25 @ Nansemond-Suffolk Academy | 62 |
| + 17 more games |
Hampton Roads Academy is 0-10 against Catholic since January of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Hampton Roads Academy Navigators will challenge the Catholic Crusaders at 2:30 p.m. Hampton Roads Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Hampton Roads Academy earned a 44-36 win over Norfolk Collegiate. The Navigators haven't had any issues with the Mighty Oaks recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Hampton Roads Academy found their leader in freshman Kenzie Cooper, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Cooper has scored at least a third of Hampton Roads Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Fiala, who posted ten points and four steals.
Hampton Roads Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Catholic came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.5 points), and they left with even more momentum. They breezed past the Dolphins to the tune of 87-16. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Dolphins are ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points over those games. As for Hampton Roads Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 19-3.
Hampton Roads Academy came up short against Catholic when the teams last played back in January, falling 63-51. Can Hampton Roads Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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