Chatham lost against Gretna back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Chatham Cavaliers fell just short of the Gretna Hawks by a score of 69-66. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Hawks are ranked 81st).
Amare Word
| 02/14/25 @ Gretna | 25 |
| 02/10/25 @ William Campbell | 12 |
| 02/04/25 vs William Campbell | 11 |
| 02/03/25 vs Patrick County | 10 |
| 01/28/25 @ Nelson County | 23 |
| + 14 more games |
Despite the loss, Chatham still got an impressive performance from Amare Word, who went 7-for-16 on his way to 25 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Word continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kobe Reynolds, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 17 points.
Chatham dropped their record down to 8-12 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points over those games. As for Gretna, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Chatham didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-48 defeat against Dan River on the 17th. As for Gretna, they have also already played their next matchup, a 64-48 victory against William Campbell on the 18th.
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