Hampton Christian Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Atlantic Shores Christian Seahawks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Hampton Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Hampton Christian Academy beat StoneBridge 50-41. Given Hampton Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while StoneBridge is ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hampton Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Mikaela Lee, who scored 20 points along with six steals, and Jayla Crosby, who scored 19 points along with six steals. Lee is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least four every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Mahdy Sigler, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Atlantic Shores Christian proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 25) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gateway Christian 29-26. The win made it back-to-back wins for Atlantic Shores Christian.
Hampton Christian Academy pushed their record up to 19-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Atlantic Shores Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Hampton Christian Academy took their victory against Atlantic Shores Christian when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 48-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hampton Christian Academy 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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