The Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 71-69 victory over Veritas Collegiate Academy. Given Norfolk Collegiate's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Veritas Collegiate Academy is ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Norfolk Collegiate to victory were Rashaad Williams and Justin Burrough. Williams scored 22 points along with seven assists and five steals, while Burrough dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Williams has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Khalil Caple was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marcqell Freeman, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Freeman has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last 13 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Majesty Dawson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Veritas Collegiate Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Norfolk Collegiate racked up 22 assists.
Norfolk Collegiate is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. As for Veritas Collegiate Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4.
Norfolk Collegiate will stay at home for another game and welcome Norfolk Christian at 5:30 p.m. on February 20th. Norfolk Collegiate has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 861 points over their last 12 matches. Veritas Collegiate Academy will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Cape Henry Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. One thing working in Veritas Collegiate Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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