Basketball Recap: Gray Collegiate Academy Skates Past Aiken with Ease

War Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Midland Valley	46
01/31/25 @ Brookland-Cayce	42
02/10/25 @ Aiken	41
01/07/25 vs Brookland-Cayce	40
02/07/25 vs South Aiken	34

Gray Collegiate Academy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They breezed past the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets to the tune of 66-25. The War Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gray Collegiate Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Diamond Tatum, who went 6-for-10 en route to 15 points and seven steals. Tatum continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Kiley Freeman was another key player, going 6-for-10 to rack up 19 points.

Gray Collegiate Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive games.

Despite the loss, Aiken still got an impressive performance from Scotland Staley, who posted six points and six boards.

Gray Collegiate Academy's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points over those games. As for Aiken, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.

Gray Collegiate Academy has already played their next match, a 70-31 win against Gilbert on the 12th. As for Aiken, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-53 victory against South Aiken on the 12th.