Basketball Preview: First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders vs. GREEN Upstate Owls
The First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders will square off against the GREEN Upstate Owls at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest came up short against Southside Christian and fell 56-48. The Crusaders have struggled against the Sabres recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest got top-tier performance from Tucker Shealy, who went 5 for 11 en route to 25 points plus three steals. Shealy has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylen Wilkins, who had five points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, GREEN Upstate was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap two weeks ago as they fell 51-47 to Crescent. That's two games in a row now that the Owls have lost by exactly four points.
First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for GREEN Upstate, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Everything went First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest's way against GREEN Upstate in their previous meeting back in February, as First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest made off with a 62-36 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest 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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