Basketball Preview: Chestatee War Eagles vs. Elite Scholars Academy Royal Knights
The Chestatee War Eagles will face off against the Elite Scholars Academy Royal Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After dropping their season opener at home, Elite Scholars Academy is headed out to face a War Eagles team ready to give their home crowd a win. Chestatee came up short against Banks County on Tuesday, falling 71-50. The War Eagles just can't catch a break and have now endured six losses in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Elite Scholars Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 50-44 to Lake Oconee Academy. The loss was the Royal Knights' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Elite Scholars Academy had strong showings from Jordan Miller, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds, and Xavier Charles-Jones, who had 12 points plus five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in assists (three).
Even though they lost, Elite Scholars Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
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