Basketball Game Recap: Allendale-Fairfax Tigers vs. Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors

By Team Reports Jan 3, 2024, 8:35am

Recap: Allendale-Fairfax Tigers vs. Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors

The Allendale-Fairfax Tigers scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They came out on top against Andrew Jackson Academy by a score of 74-65. The victory was just what Allendale-Fairfax needed coming off of a 70-28 defeat in their prior contest.

Despite the loss, Andrew Jackson Academy still got an impressive performance from Gage Dicks, who scored 26 points along with nine rebounds. Dicks scored a full 40% of Andrew Jackson Academy's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden McClung, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.

Allendale-Fairfax's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Andrew Jackson Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season.

Allendale-Fairfax won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Loris at 12:00 p.m. on December 30, 2023. Loris presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Allendale-Fairfax in South Carolina (Loris is ranked 115th, while Allendale-Fairfax is ranked 269th). Andrew Jackson Academy and Blackville-Hilda will face off at 5:15 p.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.