Preview: Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Fayetteville Academy Eagles
Harrells Christian Academy is 2-8 against Fayetteville Academy since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Fayetteville Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Harrells Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 72-50 victory. Harrells Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Harrells Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Antonio McKoy, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Zicareian Mcneil, who scored 16 points along with six assists.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville Academy came tearing into Saturday's match with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Harrells Christian Academy 62-43. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 11 more assists than your opponent, as Fayetteville Academy did.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fayetteville Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jadyn Cooper, who scored 13 points along with five steals. Cooper hasn't dropped below two steals for 14 straight games. Another player making a difference was Brady Barnes, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Harrells Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 22-11 record this season. As for Fayetteville Academy, they pushed their record up to 26-4 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Harrells Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.4 points per game. However, it's not like Fayetteville Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 75.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Harrells Christian Academy lost to Fayetteville Academy on the road by a decisive 62-43 margin in their previous meeting on Saturday. Can Harrells Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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