Basketball Recap: Pee Dee Academy's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

If Pee Dee Academy was feeling good fresh off their 39-12 takedown of Carolina Academy two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles opened the new year with a less-than-successful 38-28 defeat to the Carolina Forest Panthers. The game marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

It was another big night for Miracle Mclean, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds for Carolina Forest. Another player making a difference was Danyri Legette, who posted five points and five steals.

Golden Eagles

Previous 5 Games

01/02/25 @ Carolina Forest	28-38
12/20/24 vs Carolina Academy	39-12
12/14/24 vs Lake View	48-10
12/13/24 vs Aynor	38-25
12/10/24 @ King's Academy	49-11

With the loss, Pee Dee Academy broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-1. As for Carolina Forest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.

Pee Dee Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 43-35 victory against Latta on the 3rd. As for Carolina Forest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-36 win against Waccamaw on the 3rd.