The Nottoway Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Colonial Heights Colonials at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Nottoway will be strutting in after a win while Colonial Heights will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Nottoway strolled past Prince Edward County with points to spare, taking the game 61-47. The Cougars pushed the score to 55-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Anton Carter Jr. was the offensive standout of the matchup as he dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten boards. Jakye Bowden was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Nottoway was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Colonial Heights played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt an 84-36 loss at the hands of Petersburg. The Colonials were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-24.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Cameron Hartsoe and Bret Lipscomb, who each put up six points. Zyeir Dixon held things down on the boards with three rebounds.
Colonial Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Nottoway, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Nottoway came up short against Colonial Heights when the teams last played last Wednesday, falling 66-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hartsoe, who shot 41% from the field to rack up 25 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. Now that the Cougars know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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