
Raiders
01/28/25 vs Gretna | 61-58 |
01/24/25 vs Dan River | 51-37 |
01/22/25 vs Cumberland | 61-43 |
01/21/25 vs Rustburg | 48-40 |
Appomattox County came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Gretna Hawks 61-58. This was a revenge game for the Raiders: when they faced off against the Hawks back in December of 2024, they had to take a 38-35 defeat.
Gretna lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Shakira Jones, who posted 24 points. That was a full 41.4% of Gretna's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Myers, who put up 20 points.
Appomattox County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.9 points per game. As for Gretna, they dropped their record down to 10-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Appomattox County has already played their next match, a 51-32 win against Buckingham on the 29th. As for Gretna, they will host Dan River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gretna is facing Dan River at the right time seeing as Dan River is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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