The Southampton Academy Raiders will take on the New Covenant Gryphons in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Southampton Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 68-54 win over Halifax Academy. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 208th in Virginia, while the Vikings are ranked 466th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, New Covenant had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 68-34 victory over the Falcons. The Gryphons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
New Covenant's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Southampton Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
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