The third road game was the charm for Nansemond River, as they earned their first road win of the season. Everything went their way against the Deep Creek Hornets on Friday as the Nansemond River Warriors made off with a 75-51 win. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hornets, too.
When it comes to explaining why Deep Creek lost, don't look at Kamari Ricks. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Ricks a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Reggie Wyatt, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-2. As for Deep Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Nansemond River didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-34 win against Salem on the 21st. As for Deep Creek, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cox at 7:30 p.m. on January 6, 2025. Deep Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.3 points per game this season.
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