Basketball Recap: Randolph-Macon Academy Picks Up Ninth Straight Win at Home

Yellow Jackets

Margin (Wins)

12/07/24 vs St. John's S	33
01/16/25 vs Fredericksburg Academy	32
12/09/24 @ Wakefield Country Day	31
12/06/24 vs Ad Fontes Academy	29
12/12/24 @ Fredericksburg Academy	26

There's no place like home for Randolph-Macon Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against the Veritas School Lions on Tuesday as the Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets made off with a 55-32 win. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.

Randolph-Macon Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Negussie out in front who went 9 of 14 en route to 23 points and seven boards. Negussie is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for five straight games. Another player making a difference was David Kayeye, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.

Randolph-Macon Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Veritas School only racked up four assists.

Veritas School lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being London Smith, who posted eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chandler Davidson, who scored seven points.

Randolph-Macon Academy's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Veritas School, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Randolph-Macon Academy will take on Quantico at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Veritas School, they will challenge Spirit HomeSchool at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Spirit HomeSchool's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.