The Dinwiddie Generals will take on the Rise Academy Guardians in a tournament on Saturday.
Dinwiddie lost 69-47 to Atlee on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Generals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Raiders are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Rise Academy won against Veritas School on December 9th with 80 points and they decided to stick to that point total again two weeks ago. Rise Academy skirted past TPLS Christian Academy 80-78. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Guardians.
Dinwiddie better keep an eye on Nathaniel Seaborn. He was instrumental in Rise Academy's win, putting up 30 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Devonte Atkins, who posted 19 points and five rebounds.
Rise Academy's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.2 points per game. As for Dinwiddie, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
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