Basketball Preview: Halifax Academy Vikings vs. Brunswick Academy Vikings
The Halifax Academy Vikings will head out to take on the Brunswick Academy Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Halifax Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Brunswick Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Halifax Academy and Lawrence Academy met for a duel on Friday where Halifax Academy prevailed. Halifax Academy came out on top against Lawrence Academy by a score of 49-37. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of Thad Harris, who had seven points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, Brunswick Academy came up short against New Covenant on Friday and fell 41-33. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.
Halifax Academy's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Brunswick Academy, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Halifax Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Brunswick Academy in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 73-69 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Halifax Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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