The Steward Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Norfolk Christian Ambassadors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Steward had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.7 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 83-16 win over Cape Henry Collegiate. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Steward has managed all season.
It was another big night for Sanai Green, who scored 30 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Martin, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, everything went Norfolk Christian's way against Norfolk Collegiate on Tuesday as Norfolk Christian made off with a 61-37 win. Given Norfolk Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Norfolk Collegiate is ranked 189th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norfolk Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christal Harris, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten steals. Justice Brown-jones was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Steward has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Norfolk Christian, they pushed their record up to 21-7 with that victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season.
Steward beat Norfolk Christian 55-45 in their previous matchup on Friday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Norfolk Christian's Abuna Ruop, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Steward still be able to contain Ruop? There's only one way to find out.
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