01/17/25 vs Norfolk Collegiate | 32 |
01/03/25 @ Salem | 32 |
12/28/24 vs Northampton | 36 |
Veritas Collegiate Academy had won three straight home games and Marcqell Freeman did his part to make it four on Friday. The Veritas Collegiate Academy Spartans walked away with an 80-70 win over the Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks thanks in part to Freeman, who went 11 of 18 en route to 32 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Another player making a difference was Talon Wray, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 16 points. He has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played.
Savion Samlal and Josh Mills certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Samlal went 9 of 17 en route to 27 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, while Mills went 10 for 19 on his way to 27 points. The dominant performance gave Mills a new career-high in points.
Veritas Collegiate Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 89.0 points per game. As for Norfolk Collegiate, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-4.
Veritas Collegiate Academy has already played their next contest, a 73-71 defeat against Dinwiddie on the 20th. As for Norfolk Collegiate, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 53-33 victory against Hampton Roads Academy on the 21st.
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