Basketball Preview: Carolina International Comets vs. Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers
The Carolina International Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carolina International is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Carolina International is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Hamilton Heights Christian Academy with a 68-64 win on Saturday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carolina International to victory, but perhaps none more so than KJ Shouse, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Shouse's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Landon Griffin, who went 7 for 11 en route to 18 points plus three steals.
Carolina International smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Legion Collegiate Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 80-74 to Elevation Prep Academy. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carolina International's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Carolina International was taken down by Legion Collegiate Academy 90-61 when the teams last played back in December of 2021. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Carolina International was down 53-24.
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