Colonial Heights played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 76-38 loss at the hands of the Hopewell Blue Devils. The Colonials were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-15.
| 01/31/25 vs Hopewell | 9 |
| 01/28/25 vs Matoaca | 6 |
| 01/21/25 vs Southampton | 5 |
| 02/06/24 @ Dinwiddie | 4 |
| 01/19/24 vs Meadowbrook | 4 |
Colonial Heights' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Za'Marion Mason, who posted ten points and seven rebounds, and Zyeir Dixon, who put up six points and nine boards. Those nine boards gave Dixon a new career-high. Jahmari Mason also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Nick Byrd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hopewell, going 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds. Deshawn Spellman was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 13 boards.
Colonial Heights has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Hopewell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-2.
Colonial Heights is taking a road trip to face off against Southampton at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Southampton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Colonial Heights likes a good challenge. As for Hopewell, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-56 victory against Varina on the 1st.
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