Having just played yesterday, the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints will jump right back in to play the Virginia Academy Patriots at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took an 89-81 hit to the loss column at the hands of Virginia Episcopal School on Saturday. The Saints have struggled against the Bishops recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy might have lost, but man, Noah Cannon was a machine: he went 10 for 23 en route to 30 points plus seven rebounds. Cannon's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Howard Casterlow, who posted eight points along with nine rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Virginia Academy faced Hargrave Military Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Virginia Academy blew past Hargrave Military Academy 89-66. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Patriots have posted since November 19th.
Virginia Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rondel Jones Jr. out in front who scored 24 points. Jones Jr. has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Johnson, who scored 16 points.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Virginia Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
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