Preview: Piedmont Community Charter Patriots vs. Apprentice Academy Red Wolves
Piedmont Community Charter is 5-0 against Apprentice Academy since December of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Piedmont Community Charter Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Apprentice Academy Red Wolves at 5:00 p.m. Piedmont Community Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 16 contests -- so hopefully Apprentice Academy likes a good challenge.
Even though Bradford Prep scored an imposing 62 points on Wednesday, Piedmont Community Charter still came out on top. Piedmont Community Charter secured a 67-62 W over Bradford Prep.
Piedmont Community Charter's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was John Carmichael, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and five blocks. Carmichael is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Xavier Wilcher was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, sadly, Apprentice Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after 12 matches. They were outmatched by Sugar Creek at home and fell 89-30. Apprentice Academy has not had much luck with Sugar Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Apprentice Academy got a solid performance out of Radear Watson, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and four steals. That was a full 66.7% of Apprentice Academy's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Eddington, who scored six points along with two steals.
Piedmont Community Charter's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.9 points per game. As for Apprentice Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Friday's matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy game: Piedmont Community Charter have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.3 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Apprentice Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 11.5 rebounds per game. Given Piedmont Community Charter's sizable advantage in that area, Apprentice Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Piedmont Community Charter against Apprentice Academy when the teams last played back in January as the team secured a 92-35 victory. In that contest, Piedmont Community Charter amassed a halftime lead of 62-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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