The Culpeper County Blue Devils pushed their score all the way to 75 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 80-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of James Monroe. Culpeper County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as James Monroe apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Culpeper County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was amyah robinson, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 36% of Culpeper County's points, marking the 16th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kelley Hutcherson, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 19 rebounds.
Culpeper County are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-10. As for James Monroe, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Culpeper County will face off against Meridian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Culpeper County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 39 on Tuesday. As for James Monroe, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Chancellor at 5:30 p.m. on February 14th. Chancellor will roll in looking for their 16th straight victory, something James Monroe surely won't give up without a fight.
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