The Southampton Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Colonial Heights Colonials at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southampton has three straight wins, Colonial Heights has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Southampton is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since January 3, 2024 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Franklin 55-52. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Broncos are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Colonial Heights managed to keep up with Petersburg until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Colonial Heights came up short against Petersburg, falling 75-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Colonials have suffered since December 10, 2024.
Southampton will have to contain Cameron Hartsoe as he made an impact in Colonial Heights' last game. He went 8 for 10 on his way to 19 points and five blocks. Those five blocks gave Hartsoe a new career-high. Za'Marion Mason was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
Southampton's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Colonial Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Southampton was dealt a bruising 90-61 defeat at the hands of Colonial Heights when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Southampton, Tj Freeman (who went 9 of 15 en route to 23 points along with seven steals and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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