The Amherst County Lancers and the Spotswood Trailblazers will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Amherst County will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Amherst County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 73-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of Altavista. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Colonels are ranked 145th).
| 12/19/24 vs Altavista | 17 |
| 12/13/24 vs Liberty Christian | 15 |
| 12/06/24 @ Charlottesville | 13 |
| 11/28/23 @ Nelson County | 12 |
| 12/10/24 vs Appomattox County | 11 |
Despite their loss, Amherst County saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Franklin Moore, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 17 points in addition to six boards and four steals, was perhaps the best of all. Those 17 points gave Moore a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Devonte Wade, who posted nine points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Amherst County was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Spotswood humbled Broadway with a 90-61 victory. The Trailblazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Spotswood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.7 points. As for Amherst County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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