Norfolk Collegiate is 9-1 against Norfolk Christian since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks will look to defend their home court against the Norfolk Christian Ambassadors at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Norfolk Collegiate's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 contests.
Norfolk Collegiate proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 43) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Veritas Collegiate Academy 71-69. Given Norfolk Collegiate's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Veritas Collegiate Academy is ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norfolk Collegiate can attribute much of their success to Rashaad Williams, who scored 22 points along with seven assists and five steals, and Justin Burrough, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Williams has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Brennan Chatman was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Christian had to suffer through a rough 84-37 loss at the hands of Steward. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Norfolk Christian in their matchups with Steward: they've now lost seven in a row.
Norfolk Collegiate is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. As for Norfolk Christian, they dropped their record down to 9-13 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Norfolk Collegiate against Norfolk Christian in their previous meeting on February 1st as the squad secured a 73-30 win. In that game, Norfolk Collegiate amassed a halftime lead of 49-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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