After three games on the road, Steward is heading back home. They will take on the Norfolk Christian Ambassadors at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Steward on the road against Norfolk Academy as the squad secured a 83-42 victory. 83 seems to be a good number for Steward as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Steward found their leader in underclassman Sanai Green, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds. Green hasn't dropped below 16 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Hali Harris, who scored ten points along with five steals and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 66-26 win over Walsingham Academy. With Norfolk Christian ahead 47-9 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Norfolk Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Abuna Ruop, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Justice Brown-jones, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Ruop has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 13 times she's played. Jazlyn Hubbard was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with two steals.
Steward's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-9. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Norfolk Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Steward have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Norfolk Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Steward came out on top in a nail-biter against Norfolk Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, sneaking past 49-47. Will Steward repeat their success, or does Norfolk Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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