The Virginia Academy Patriots and the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Virginia Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Virginia Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Hargrave Military Academy, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Virginia Academy was ranked 16th). Virginia Academy blew past Hargrave Military Academy 89-66 on Saturday. While the Patriots didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-25), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Virginia Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rondel Jones Jr. out in front who posted 24 points. The contest was Jones Jr.'s fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ben Johnson, who scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy scored the most points they've had all season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 89-81 hit to the loss column at the hands of Virginia Episcopal School. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (70), the Saints still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Noah Cannon went 10 for 23 en route to 30 points plus seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cannon has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Howard Casterlow, who had eight points plus nine rebounds and five assists.
Virginia Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-2.
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