The Norfolk Christian Ambassadors will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Hampton Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hampton Christian Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Norfolk Christian, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Norfolk Christian didn't have too much trouble with Oaktree Academy as they won 71-56.
Meanwhile, Hampton Christian Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 54-53 to Summit Christian Academy. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 14-10 in the first quarter.
Norfolk Christian will need to focus on slowing down Marcus Ruff, one of several Hampton Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8-for-12 on his way to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Justice Powell, who shot 46% from the field to rack up 15 points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Hampton Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Norfolk Christian, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Norfolk Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Hampton Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 66-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ambassadors since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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