The Hopewell Blue Devils will face off against the Spotswood Trailblazers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hopewell comes in on 11 and Spotswood on 20.
Hopewell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Meridian by a score of 54-43. The team ran away with 45 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the victory.
Stephon Cherry
| 03/07/25 vs Meridian | 15 |
| 03/04/25 vs William Monroe | 18 |
| 02/28/25 @ New Kent | 22 |
| 02/27/25 vs Lake Taylor | 20 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hopewell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Stephon Cherry, who shot 88% from the field en route to 15 points and seven rebounds. The contest was Cherry's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Deshawn Spellman, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 12 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Spotswood faced Northside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Spotswood walked away with a 64-52 win over Northside.
Spotswood's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points over those games. As for Hopewell, their win bumped their record up to 23-2.
Hopewell couldn't quite get it done against Spotswood in their previous matchup back in March of 2015 as they fell 85-75. Can Hopewell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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