Gray Collegiate Academy has won three straight games at home, while Aiken has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles will host the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Gray Collegiate Academy against South Aiken as the team secured a 54-23 victory.
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Kadence Walker-Lee was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Diamond Tatum, who posted six points along with six boards and five assists.
Gray Collegiate Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Aiken only posted one assist.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Aiken on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Midland Valley as Aiken made off with a 65-43 win. Given the Fighting Green Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Mustangs are ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aiken's win came from a few key players Gray Collegiate Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Malasia Jamison, who scored 30 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Aiken's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Azaria Sapp, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards.
Gray Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for Aiken, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Gray Collegiate Academy has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 32.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Aiken struggles in that department as they've been averaging 40.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
