Basketball Preview: Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans vs. Ridgecroft Rams
The Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Ridgecroft Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Kerr-Vance Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 37 on Thursday.
Kerr-Vance Academy can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home. They were beaten by Cape Fear Christian Academy 75-37. The Spartans' loss continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Lj Siplen and
Will Stovall, who each put up nine points. Stovall also led the team in assists with two.
Rakia Terry held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Ridgecroft on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Bethel Assembly Christian Academy out of the water with a 75-30 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rams had established a 36 point advantage.
Kerr-Vance Academy strolled past Ridgecroft in their previous meeting back in December of 2020 by a score of 67-50. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Ridgecroft's Justin Peterson, who posted 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Kerr-Vance Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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