Basketball Preview: Palmetto Scholars Academy Phoenix vs. Cross Trojans
The Palmetto Scholars Academy Phoenix will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cross Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmetto Scholars Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Trojans are ranked 134th).
Last Friday, Palmetto Scholars Academy came up short against the Islanders and fell 57-44. Palmetto Scholars Academy has not had much luck with the Islanders recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cross stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Charleston Math & Science as Cross made off with a 61-41 victory. Winning may never get old, but Cross sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Cross' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jamez Way, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Way is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Caden Ramsey was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Palmetto Scholars Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Cross, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Palmetto Scholars Academy was dealt a bruising 66-35 defeat at the hands of the Trojans when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ramsey, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Now that Palmetto Scholars Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
