The Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders will face off against the Augusta Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heathwood Hall Episcopal knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Augusta Christian likes a good challenge.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Ben Lippen: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Heathwood Hall Episcopal's way against Ben Lippen on Friday as Heathwood Hall Episcopal made off with a 65-39 win. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 26 points or more this season.
Lauren Jacobs continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 39 points and nine boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Heathwood Hall Episcopal's points. The team also got some help courtesy of SaBreya Monsanto, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 27 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Augusta Christian lost 55-33 to Northside Christian Academy last Monday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 98th in Georgia, while the Crusaders are ranked 35th in South Carolina).
Heathwood Hall Episcopal will need focus on slowing down Avery Schwarz, one of several Augusta Christian players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Cooper, who earned nine points.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Augusta Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-12.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Heathwood Hall Episcopal hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.6 points per game. It's a different story for Augusta Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 38.3 points. The only thing between Heathwood Hall Episcopal and another offensive beatdown is Augusta Christian. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Everything came up roses for Heathwood Hall Episcopal against Augusta Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 76-31 win. In that match, Heathwood Hall Episcopal amassed a halftime lead of 43-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
