Hopewell lost against Nansemond River last Thursday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hopewell Blue Devils might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 79-57 to the Nansemond River Warriors, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Warriors are ranked 11th).
Nansemond River was led to victory by Brittany Evans and Jordin Richardson. Evans almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards, while Richardson went 7 of 13 on her way to 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. The game was Richardson's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaniyah Custis, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Hopewell is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-4. As for Nansemond River, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Hopewell wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 62-35 victory against Petersburg on the 14th. As for Nansemond River, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-23 win against Bethel on the 14th.
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