Preview: Allendale-Fairfax Tigers vs. Military Magnet Academy Eagles
The Allendale-Fairfax Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Military Magnet Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Allendale-Fairfax comes in on nine and Military Magnet Academy on eight.
With a playoff game on the line, Allendale-Fairfax rose to the challenge on Friday. They secured a 44-38 W over the Wolverines.
Meanwhile, Military Magnet Academy put the finishing touches on their 18th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Latta 60-18 at home. Given Military Magnet Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while Latta is ranked 171st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Military Magnet Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dream Watson led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine steals. Watson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 16 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jada Davis, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Allendale-Fairfax's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Military Magnet Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Allendale-Fairfax was taken down by Military Magnet Academy 88-23 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Allendale-Fairfax was down 35-15.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
