Basketball Recap: Briarwood Academy Buccaneers vs. Piedmont Academy Cougars
The Briarwood Academy Buccaneers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight defeat. They fell to Piedmont Academy 49-43. Briarwood Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Despite the defeat, Briarwood Academy saw an underclassman step up: CUTLER FLEMING scored 26 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points FLEMING has scored all season. mason Thigpen was another key contributor, scoring two points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Briarwood Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Piedmont Academy only pulled down an offensive rebound.
Piedmont Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chase Taylor out in front who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Moss, who scored 12 points.
Briarwood Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Piedmont Academy, their win ended a 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-20.
Briarwood Academy has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th. As for Piedmont Academy, they and the War Eagles will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Brentwood will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
