Norfolk Christian is 0-10 against Cape Henry Collegiate since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Norfolk Christian Ambassadors will be playing at home against the Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Norfolk Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They were beaten by Catholic 86-35. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Norfolk Christian in their matchups with Catholic: they've now lost four in a row.
Norfolk Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jalen Freeman, who scored 11 points, and Vann Baggett who scored five points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 93-44, which was the final score in Cape Henry Collegiate's tilt against Peninsula Catholic on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Cape Henry Collegiate can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while Peninsula Catholic is ranked 21st).
Norfolk Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Cape Henry Collegiate, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-14.
Norfolk Christian was taken down by Cape Henry Collegiate 79-23 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Norfolk Christian was down 61-12.
