Bayside is 0-4 against Norfolk Collegiate since December of 2016 but things could change on Wednesday. The Bayside Marlins just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Bayside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 73-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of First Colonial. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (59), the Marlins still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Collegiate came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 59-50 victory over the Bulldogs. Given the Mighty Oaks' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norfolk Collegiate's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Bayside, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Things could have been worse for Bayside, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 72-56 loss to Norfolk Collegiate when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Bayside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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