Basketball Preview: Carver Collegiate Academy Rams vs. Newman Greenies
The Carver Collegiate Academy Rams just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Newman Greenies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Carver Collegiate Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Liberty Magnet on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Carver Collegiate Academy came up short against Liberty Magnet, falling 59-38. The game marked the Rams' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Newman put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down East St. John 63-45.
Payton Foster and Randy Livingston Jr were among the main playmakers for Newman as the former dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds and the latter went 8 for 15 en route to 21 points plus two blocks. The contest was Livingston Jr's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was CJ Encarlade, who had ten points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Newman was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Carver Collegiate Academy dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Newman, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Carver Collegiate Academy lost to Newman on the road by a decisive 75-57 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Carver Collegiate Academy, Todd Jones (who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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