The Culpeper County Blue Devils waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They skirted past James Monroe 68-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Culpeper County to victory were Kelley Hutcherson and amyah robinson. Hutcherson dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds, while robinson almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which robinson has scored at least a third of Culpeper County's points. Emma Carson was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Culpeper County pushed their record up to 9-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for James Monroe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.
Culpeper County will head out on the road to challenge the Cyclones at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern View is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak. As for James Monroe, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Foxes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. King George is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.