Preview: Silverdale Academy Seahawks vs. St. Andrews-Sewanee Mountain Lions
Silverdale Academy is 10-0 against St. Andrews-Sewanee since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Silverdale Academy Seahawks will head out on the road to face off against the St. Andrews-Sewanee Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. Silverdale Academy will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Even though Silverdale Academy has not done well against Notre Dame recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Silverdale Academy managed a 61-55 win over Notre Dame. Given Silverdale Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Notre Dame is ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Silverdale Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Houston Holland out in front who scored 19 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Holland has scored at least 25% of Silverdale Academy's points. Judah Richardson was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with 3 steals.
Meanwhile, St. Andrews-Sewanee was the victim of a tough 53-32 loss at the hands of Berean Academy on Tuesday. St. Andrews-Sewanee has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Silverdale Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for St. Andrews-Sewanee, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Silverdale Academy against St. Andrews-Sewanee in their previous matchup back in January as the squad secured a 55-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silverdale Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
