Basketball Recap: Powdersville Beats Carolina Academy for Their Seventh Straight Win

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Previous Games

01/23/25 vs Carolina Academy	58-30
01/18/25 vs Lee Central	58-51
01/17/25 @ Christ Church Episcopal	74-38
01/14/25 @ St. Joseph's Catholic	65-51
12/30/24 vs Pickens	65-29
+ 2 more games

Powdersville had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Carolina Academy Trojans 58-30. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Trojans are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Powdersville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Makayla Assemian, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. The contest was Assemian's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Raegan Bryant, who posted 11 points along with seven assists and five steals.

Powdersville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Carolina Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-13.

Powdersville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 100-36 win against Palmetto on the 24th. Carolina Academy has also already played their next contest (against Christ Church Episcopal), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.