Basketball Game Preview: Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles vs. South Aiken Thoroughbreds

The Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles will head out to take on the South Aiken Thoroughbreds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gray Collegiate Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season.

Last Thursday, Gray Collegiate Academy humbled Airport with a 60-26 victory. The War Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Gray Collegiate Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kadence Walker-Lee, who posted 18 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals. With that strong performance, Walker-Lee is now averaging an impressive 2.4 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Raina Mayers, who posted 12 points and five steals.

Meanwhile, South Aiken came up short against North Augusta on Thursday, falling 42-20. While losing is never fun, the Thoroughbreds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked second).

Gray Collegiate Academy will need focus on slowing down Tekinia Dixon, one of several South Aiken players who made an impact when they last played. She put up nine points. Another player making a difference was Myracle Culbreath, who had three points along with five boards and three steals.

Gray Collegiate Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for South Aiken, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Gray Collegiate Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.2 boards per game. However, it's not like South Aiken struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.