The Chatham Cavaliers will head out to challenge the Gretna Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Chatham is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since January 18, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of William Campbell by a score of 63-60. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gretna). They blew past Altavista 83-62 on Friday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Colonels are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gretna pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Chatham, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Chatham might still be hurting after the 69-43 defeat they got from Gretna in their previous meeting back in January. Can Chatham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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