The Hampton Crabbers will face off against the Manor Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hampton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 68-55 win over Warhill. Given the Crabbers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Lions are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Manor came tearing into Thursday's match with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 65-26 victory over the Dukes. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Manor pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for Hampton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3.
Hampton didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Manor in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. Does Hampton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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