The Lafayette Rams just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Hampton Crabbers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lafayette is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against York on Friday as Lafayette made off with a 63-43 win. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Rams with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Hampton came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Hurricanes 66-49. Given the Crabbers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hampton's win came from a few key players Lafayette will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Abraham Taft, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Kay, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds.
Hampton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
The victory was the third in a row for Lafayette, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Hampton, their record is now 5-2.
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