Basketball Recap: Atlantic Collegiate Academy Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Armada

Margin (Wins)

12/18/24 vs Clear Dot Charter	43
02/11/25 @ Kingstree	37
12/20/24 vs Marion	37
01/07/25 vs Lake City	36
01/14/25 @ East Clarendon	35

Atlantic Collegiate Academy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.9 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 75-38 victory over the Kingstree Blazers. The Armada have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Jamie Brooks was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 24 points and ten boards. Those 24 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Justin Bellamy, who made all 5 shots he took racking up 10 points and five rebounds.

Kingstree lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Mal'Aki Matthews, who posted 11 points. Jordan McClary was another key player, putting up eight points.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points over those games. As for Kingstree, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-20.

Coming up, Atlantic Collegiate Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Mullins at 7:30 p.m. Mullins is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.8 points per game this season. As for Kingstree, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-43 loss against Lake City on the 12th.