Preview: High Point Academy Grizzlies vs. C.A. Johnson Hornets
The High Point Academy Grizzlies will head out on the road to square off against the C.A. Johnson Hornets at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but High Point Academy had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They strolled past the Saints with points to spare, taking the game 59-45. 59 seems to be a good number for High Point Academy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for DeAnthony Ross, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sincere Ingram, who scored six points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Ware Shoals scored an imposing 66 points on Wednesday, C.A. Johnson still came out on top. C.A. Johnson put the hurt on Ware Shoals with a sharp 91-66 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for C.A. Johnson.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead C.A. Johnson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Milton McCray, who scored 16 points. Anthony Brooks was another key contributor, scoring 19 points.
High Point Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for C.A. Johnson, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. High Point Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.7 points per game. However, it's not like C.A. Johnson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.9 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 Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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