Basketball Game Preview: Briarwood Academy Buccaneers vs. Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors

By Team Reports Feb 22, 2024, 2:39am

Preview: Briarwood Academy Buccaneers vs. Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors

Briarwood Academy is 0-3 against Southwest Georgia Academy since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Briarwood Academy Buccaneers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Briarwood Academy extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Notre Dame Academy. They blew past the Irish Wolfhounds, posting a 70-19 victory on the road. Briarwood Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Briarwood Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kennedy Mosley, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Mosley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times she's played. Caroline Stapleton was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals.

Meanwhile, Southwest Georgia Academy strolled past Georgia Christian with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 48-33.

Briarwood Academy's win bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Southwest Georgia Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.

Briarwood Academy was taken down by Southwest Georgia Academy 57-30 in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can Briarwood Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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