Basketball Recap: Pee Dee Academy's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday
By Team Reports
Jan 4, 2025, 12:59pm
Basketball Recap: Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles vs. Waccamaw Warriors

Golden Eagles
01/03/25 @ Waccamaw | 35-52 |
01/02/25 vs Ragin Prep Christian Academy | 53-45 |
12/20/24 vs Carolina Academy | 37-33 |
12/14/24 vs Carolina Academy | 45-26 |
12/13/24 vs Aynor | 47-31 |
After a string of five wins, Pee Dee Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a hard 52-35 fall against the Waccamaw Warriors. The matchup marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
AJ Grate was his usual excellent self, going 10 of 15 en route to 26 points and four steals for Waccamaw. Grate has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Wade Leventis, who posted eight points and four steals.
Pee Dee Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Waccamaw, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Pee Dee Academy will challenge Dillon Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pee Dee Academy is facing Dillon Christian at the right time seeing as Dillon Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Waccamaw, they and Bluffton will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Bluffton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Waccamaw likes a good challenge.
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