The Denbigh Baptist Christian Minutemen pushed their score all the way to 62 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 72-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hampton Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, Denbigh Baptist Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while Hampton Christian Academy is ranked 108th).
Denbigh Baptist Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Claville, who scored 19 points. Another player making a difference was Cristian Wright, who scored 18 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hampton Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sean O'Connor, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds. O'Connor hasn't dropped below nine rebounds for five straight games. Bryce Harris was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten assists.
Denbigh Baptist Christian dropped their record down to 14-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hampton Christian Academy, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
Denbigh Baptist Christian will look to defend their home court on Monday against Portsmouth Christian at 6:30 p.m. Hampton Christian Academy will take on StoneBridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hampton Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten matchups -- so hopefully StoneBridge likes a good challenge.
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