Southampton Academy suffered their biggest loss since February 13th on Friday. They were outmatched by the New Covenant Gryphons and fell 84-23. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Gryphons are ranked 18th).
| 12/20/24 vs New Covenant | 9 |
| 12/12/24 @ Brunswick Academy | 19 |
| 12/10/24 @ Banner Christian | 11 |
| 12/09/24 vs Yeshivas Aish Kodesh Talmudical Academy | 13 |
| 12/06/24 vs Pungo Christian Academy | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why Southampton Academy lost, don't look at G Applewhite. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. Applewhite is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season.
New Covenant's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tristan Isenhour led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 assists. The dominant performance also gave Isenhour a new career-high in steals (seven). Rusty Hooks was another key player, going 8 of 9 on his way to 18 points along with five boards and four steals.
Southampton Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for New Covenant, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Southampton Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 92-75 defeat against Mechanicsville on the 21st. As for New Covenant, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-40 victory against Grace Christian School on the 21st.
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