Norfolk Academy hasn't had much luck against Collegiate recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Norfolk Academy Bulldogs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Collegiate Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Norfolk Academy will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Norfolk Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Christchurch School: they outscored them in every quarter. Norfolk Academy enjoyed a cozy 39-20 victory over Christchurch School on Thursday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Seahorses are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Collegiate, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Christchurch School 51-18 on Wednesday. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 22 point advantage.
Norfolk Academy better focus on containing Mia Shrestha and Clare Aman as the pair were huge in Collegiate's win. Shrestha posted 17 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists, while Aman dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Aman is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenzie Weiss, who had seven points and six rebounds.
Collegiate was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Collegiate's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Norfolk Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Norfolk Academy opened the new year with a less-than-successful 54-42 loss to Collegiate. Can Norfolk Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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