Basketball Recap: Powdersville Sets Scoring Season-High Against Carolina Academy

Patriots

Team Score

01/21/25 vs Carolina Academy	93
01/03/25 vs Blacksburg	82
12/29/24 vs Travelers Rest	81
12/17/24 vs Hart County	80
12/14/24 vs North Augusta	77

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Powdersville). They blew past the Carolina Academy Trojans 93-36 on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Patriots as they're now sitting on five straight.

Powdersville had a senior duo take command as Quan Burton went 9 for 12 on his way to 19 points and three steals and Von Burton went 9 of 17 en route to 20 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Young, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points and five steals.

Powdersville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Powdersville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Carolina Academy, they are on a 17-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-17.

Powdersville will welcome Palmetto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Powdersville's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Palmetto has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Carolina Academy, they will venture away from home to take on Christ Church Episcopal at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.