The Hampton Crabbers will head out to take on the Highland Springs Springers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Highland Springs will be up against a hot Hampton team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 12. Hampton blew past Denbigh, posting a 95-9 victory. Given the Crabbers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Patriots are ranked 375th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Highland Springs waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Wildcats 88-20. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 61-15.
Highland Springs' win came from a few key players Hampton will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brianna Shelton, who posted 20 points. The matchup was her third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Samaya Brown, who earned 17 points.
Hampton's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points per game. As for Highland Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Hampton came up short against Highland Springs in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, falling 55-49. Can Hampton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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