After flying high against Meadowbrook last Friday, Thomas Dale came back down to earth. The Thomas Dale Knights fell just short of the Hopewell Blue Devils by a score of 55-52 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 22nd).
Thomas Dale's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Hopewell, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Thomas Dale will host Matoaca at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Hopewell, they are taking a road trip to face off against Highland Springs at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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