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| 02/13/25 - Away | 67-55 W |
| 01/23/24 - Home | 75-51 W |
| 01/09/23 - Away | 51-48 W |
| 02/22/22 - Neutral | 86-45 W |
| 02/03/22 - Home | 73-43 W |
Peninsula Catholic won the last time they faced Nansemond-Suffolk Academy and things went their way on Thursday too. The Peninsula Catholic Knights came out on top against the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints by a score of 67-55. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Saints are ranked 181st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peninsula Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Justin Hunter, who posted 18 points. Hunter continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Wynn, who earned 16 points.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Madden Gilliatt, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds. His evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. KJ Pidgeon was another key player, going 5-for-7 en route to 13 points and five boards.
Peninsula Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points over those games. As for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-9.
Peninsula Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, they and Catholic will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Nansemond-Suffolk Academy likes a good challenge.
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