The Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada will face off against the Mullins Auctioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Atlantic Collegiate Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matchups.
On Saturday, Atlantic Collegiate Academy beat Lugoff-Elgin 59-46.
It was another big night for Jamie Brooks, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Bellamy, who went 9 for 13 en route to 15 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Mullins over Kingstree in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mullins blew Kingstree out of the water with a 67-28 final score. The Auctioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy better focus on containing Dakarai Worley and Deyon Ford as the pair were huge in Mullins' win. Worley dropped a double-double on 16 points and 17 rebounds, while Ford went 8 of 19 on his way to 17 points along with seven boards and five steals. Ford has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 20 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ernest Ford, who posted 11 points and five steals.
Mullins smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 26 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Mullins has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Atlantic Collegiate Academy and Mullins are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Atlantic Collegiate Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61.4 points per game. However, it's not like Mullins struggles in that department as they've been averaging 63.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy couldn't quite finish off Mullins in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 66-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Worley, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Atlantic Collegiate Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
