Basketball Game Preview: Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada vs. Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes

The Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada and the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes will compete for holiday cheer at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Atlantic Collegiate Academy has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Ashley Ridge will arrive with nine straight wins.

Last Tuesday, Atlantic Collegiate Academy was beaten by Oceanside Collegiate Academy 55-28. While losing is never fun, the Armada can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Landsharks are ranked 24th).

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 Ashley Ridge on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Woodland out of the water with a 58-22 final score. The Swamp Foxes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 26 points or more this season.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy better keep an eye on Skyla Tuthill. She was instrumental in Ashley Ridge's win, putting up 19 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. The game was Tuthill's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jameson Foley, who posted 13 points and six rebounds.

Ashley Ridge pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.