Basketball Preview: Brandon Academy Scorpions vs. Northside Christian Mustangs
The Brandon Academy Scorpions will square off against the Northside Christian Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Brandon Academy's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Northside Christian has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Brandon Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Universal Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Brandon Academy blew Universal Academy out of the water with a 55-18 final score. Fans of the Scorpions have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Brandon Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chris Harris led the charge by dropping a double-double on 13 points and 23 rebounds. Harris is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least 14 every time he's taken the court this season. Rashad Carriera was another key player, going 8 for 19 en route to 17 points plus eight rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They lost 75-54 to Calvary Christian on Tuesday. The Mustangs were down 65-34 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Brandon Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Northside Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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