Preview: Riverside Christian Academy Royals vs. Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada
Riverside Christian Academy has been on the road for five straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Riverside Christian Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They breezed by American Leadership Academy-Johnston on the road to the tune of 62-9. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-4.
Paris Autry and Unique Cooke were among the main playmakers for Riverside Christian Academy as the former scored 26 points along with seven steals and the latter dropped a triple-double on ten points, ten rebounds, and 11 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Autry has scored at least a third of Riverside Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Tamara Hayes, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Collegiate Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over 1 of 1 Academy Red on Saturday, taking the game 65-52. The victory was all the more spectacular given Atlantic Collegiate Academy's disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 185th in South Carolina, while 1 of 1 Academy Red is ranked 15th in North Carolina).
Riverside Christian Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
