Prince George was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Hopewell Blue Devils, falling 66-30. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 32nd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hopewell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Deshawn Spellman, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points and five boards. Spellman's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Nick Byrd, who went 6 of 8 en route to 13 points and four steals.
Prince George's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Hopewell, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Prince George has already played their next match, a 78-44 defeat against Atlee on the 27th. As for Hopewell, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-48 loss against Steward on the 25th.
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