Steward won the last time they faced Norfolk Christian and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Steward Spartans blew past the Norfolk Christian Ambassadors 68-42. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Ambassadors are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lj Vaughan
| 01/28/25 @ Norfolk Christian | 21 |
| 11/22/24 vs Fredericksburg Christian | 17 |
| 01/25/25 vs Hopewell | 13 |
| 12/06/24 vs Clover Hill | 10 |
| 12/04/24 @ Monacan | 10 |
Steward got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lj Vaughan out in front who went 9 for 16 en route to 21 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. The dominant performance gave Vaughan a new career-high in points. Xavier Nelson was another key player, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Vaughan wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Steward was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norfolk Christian only posted seven assists.
Norfolk Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being James 'Boogie' Sellers, who posted 13 points and four steals. Sellers has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Holmes, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Steward is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Norfolk Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Steward didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 43-39 loss against Peninsula Catholic on the 31st. As for Norfolk Christian, they have also already played their next contest, a 59-43 defeat against Norfolk Academy on the 31st.
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