The Gate City Blue Devils will take on the Hampton Bulldogs at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Gate City has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six straight defeats, while Hampton will come in with four straight victories.
Gate City is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since December 23, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Ridgeview by a score of 63-60.
Meanwhile, Hampton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-48 win over West Greene on Friday.
Hampton's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points over those games. As for Gate City, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Gate City came up short against Hampton when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 61-54. Can Gate City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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