After flying high against Petersburg last Tuesday, Matoaca came back down to earth. The Matoaca Warriors lost to the Hopewell Blue Devils on the road by a 74-55 margin on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 62-51 back in December of 2024.
Sydney Richardson
| 02/06/25 @ Hopewell | 17 |
| 02/04/25 @ Petersburg | 15 |
| 02/03/25 @ The Covenant | 18 |
| 01/31/25 vs John Marshall | 19 |
| 01/30/25 vs Meadowbrook | 20 |
| + 5 more games |
Matoaca's loss came despite strong showings from Kailah Carter and Sydney Richardson. Carter went 11 for 18 to rack up 27 points, while Richardson went 5 of 9 en route to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The matchup was Richardson's tenth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Kendra Carter, who posted five points and five boards.
Erin Edmonds HV17 was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 46 points and 11 rebounds for Hopewell. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Edmonds HV17 has scored at least a third of Hopewell's points. The team also got some help courtesy of April Winfield, who went 7 of 17 on her way to 16 points.
Matoaca's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Hopewell, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Matoaca didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-44 loss against Glen Allen on the 8th. As for Hopewell, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Petersburg at 7:15 p.m. Hopewell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.2 points per game this season.
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