The Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks will head out on the road to face off against the Hickory Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Norfolk Collegiate will be strutting in after a win while Hickory will be coming in after a defeat.
Norfolk Collegiate is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by TEACH Homeschool to the tune of 61-13 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Among those leading the charge was Chloe Booth, who posted 20 points. Catherine Wells was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Hickory unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak last Friday. They took a blow against Grassfield, falling 67-39. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 26th).
Norfolk Collegiate's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Hickory, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Norfolk Collegiate came up short against Hickory in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 39-26. Can Norfolk Collegiate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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