Nottoway and Buckingham are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Nottoway Cougars will be playing at home against the Buckingham Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Nottoway took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They snuck past Cumberland with a 58-52 win.
12/10/24 vs Cumberland | 21 |
01/23/24 vs Buckingham | 15 |
02/16/24 vs Southampton | 12 |
12/04/24 @ Southampton | 11 |
11/27/23 @ Colonial Heights | 10 |
Nottoway had a senior duo take command as Jahmarion Wright went 7 of 17 en route to 21 points along with seven rebounds and five assists and Xxavier Mccain went 6 of 15 en route to 18 points. Those 21 points gave Wright a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anton Carter Jr, who posted seven points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Buckingham put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Randolph-Henry 75-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted since January 30th.
Buckingham's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Nottoway, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Nottoway came up short against Buckingham in their previous matchup back in February, falling 56-49. Will Nottoway have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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