In what's become a running theme this season, the Norfolk Christian Ambassadors gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Christchurch School as Norfolk Christian made off with a 59-37 win. Given Norfolk Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Christchurch School is ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norfolk Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Abuna Ruop led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Ruop has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 11 times she's played. Justice Brown-jones was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
When it comes to explaining why Christchurch School lost, one person who can't be blamed is Khoudia Diagne. Despite the final result, she scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Diagne is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games she's played.
Norfolk Christian's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-6. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 38 points. As for Christchurch School, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Norfolk Christian will be playing at home against Peninsula Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Peninsula Catholic comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last 13 games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. As for Christchurch School, they will head out on the road to square off against Saint Gertrude at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christchurch School is facing Saint Gertrude at the right time seeing as Saint Gertrude is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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