After losing to Norfolk Collegiate the last time they met, Steward decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Steward Spartans walked away with a 59-49 win over the Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks on Friday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Mighty Oaks are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Xavier Nelson
| 02/07/25 @ Norfolk Collegiate | 10 |
| 02/05/25 @ Trinity Episcopal | 12 |
| 02/04/25 vs Walsingham Academy | 11 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Steward to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Nelson, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. Nelson has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Richardson, who went 8-for-16 to rack up 19 points and seven boards.
Justin Burrough and Gavin Wright certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Burrough dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Wright went 6-for-10 on his way to 14 points. Thanks to that strong game, Wright now owns an excellent 45.7% field goal percentage. Savion Samlal was another key player, putting up seven points.
Steward is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Norfolk Collegiate, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
Steward wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 53-52 victory against Benedictine on the 10th. As for Norfolk Collegiate, they have also already played their next game, a 56-52 win against Veritas Collegiate Academy on the 10th.
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