Hopewell has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the L.C. Bird Skyhawks on Friday. The matchup marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead L.C. Bird to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamari Simon, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 rebounds gave Simon a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Essence Cushionberry, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Hopewell's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for L.C. Bird, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-3.
Hopewell will face off against Highland Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for L.C. Bird, they will challenge Huguenot at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. L.C. Bird is facing Huguenot at the right time seeing as Huguenot is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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