Basketball Preview: Rocky Mount Academy Eagles vs. Arendell Parrott Academy Patriots
Rocky Mount Academy and Arendell Parrott Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Rocky Mount Academy Eagles will head out to take on the Arendell Parrott Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Rocky Mount Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season.
Rocky Mount Academy will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 29 points on Monday, then bounced right back against Kerr-Vance Academy on Tuesday. Rocky Mount Academy claimed a resounding 79-39 win over Kerr-Vance Academy. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 21 point advantage.
Rocky Mount Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hank Berry led the charge by earning 14 points plus six rebounds. Thomas Honey was another key player, posting 11 points plus six assists and five rebounds.
Rocky Mount Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Arendell Parrott Academy came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 57-45. While the Patriots didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Arendell Parrott Academy pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Rocky Mount Academy, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Rocky Mount Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Arendell Parrott Academy in their previous matchup back in January, winning 68-56. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Arendell Parrott Academy's Giorgio Parravicini, who went 8 for 15 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Rocky Mount Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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