Norfolk Christian is 0-10 against Catholic since February of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Norfolk Christian Ambassadors will look to defend their home court against the Catholic Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Norfolk Christian comes in on three and Catholic on six.
Norfolk Christian is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Norfolk Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Norfolk Christian blew Norfolk Academy out of the water with a 77-16 final score. The Ambassadors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 41 points or more this season.
Norfolk Christian can attribute much of their success to Justice Brown-Jones, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds, and Keira Kilkenny, who went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc on her way to 25 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Brianna Norman, who went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Catholic faced Virginia Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Catholic walked away with a 68-61 win over Virginia Academy.
Catholic pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.9 points per game. As for Norfolk Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Norfolk Christian, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-43 loss to Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Norfolk Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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