Portsmouth Christian is 2-8 against Norfolk Academy since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Portsmouth Christian Patriots will look to defend their home court against the Norfolk Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Portsmouth Christian will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Portsmouth Christian didn't have too much trouble with Greenbrier Christian Academy as they won 71-53. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Gators are ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Academy's and Hampton Roads Academy's match on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Norfolk Academy turned on the heat in the second half with 36 points. Everything went Norfolk Academy's way against Hampton Roads Academy as Norfolk Academy made off with a 58-33 win. The contest marked the Bulldogs' most dominant victory of the season.
Portsmouth Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Norfolk Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
Portsmouth Christian took a serious blow against Norfolk Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 53-19. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Portsmouth Christian was down 39-7.
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