Basketball Recap: Lawrence Academy Warriors vs. Halifax Academy Vikings
After flying high against Columbia last Tuesday, Lawrence Academy came back down to earth. The Lawrence Academy Warriors fell 49-37 to the Halifax Academy Vikings on Friday. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Lawrence Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Winston Warren, who went 6 for 12 en route to 13 points plus three steals, and Carter Hoggard, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Warren a new career-high in field goal percentage (50%).
Halifax Academy had a senior duo take command as Landon Peoples dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds and Oliver Anderson went 8 for 13 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds. With that strong performance, Peoples is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. Another player making a difference was Thad Harris, who posted seven points plus three steals.
Lawrence Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Halifax Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Lawrence Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-57 defeat against John Paul II Catholic on the 25th. Halifax Academy has also already played their next game, a 59-40 loss against Brunswick Academy on the 25th.
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