The Hopewell Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Nansemond River Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Hopewell is headed into Thursday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of L.C. Bird on Friday. The contest marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Nansemond River had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six two weeks ago. They came out on top against the Skyhawks by a score of 51-39. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Skyhawks are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hopewell better focus on containing Brittany Evans and Jordin Richardson as the pair were huge in Nansemond River's win. Evans went 8 for 16 on her way to 22 points and three steals, while Richardson almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Richardson has scored at least a third of Nansemond River's points.
Hopewell's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Nansemond River, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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