Basketball Game Preview: Beaufort Academy Eagles vs. Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors

Beaufort Academy and Andrew Jackson Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Beaufort Academy Eagles will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Andrew Jackson Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Beaufort Academy, who comes in off a win.

Beaufort Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 65-25 victory over Holy Trinity Classical Christian. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.

Beaufort Academy relied on the efforts of Nycholas Underwood, who made all 6 shots he took for 15 points along with eight boards and three steals, and Devin Fripp, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 12 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Underwood is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Keeler Dineen was another key player, putting up six points.

Beaufort Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Andrew Jackson Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 56-50 to Thomas Heyward Academy.

Andrew Jackson Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Beaufort Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-9.

Beaufort Academy was taken down by Andrew Jackson Academy 81-47 in their previous matchup on January 14th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Andrew Jackson Academy's Gage Dicks, who went 12 for 19 en route to 27 points and eight boards. Now that Beaufort Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.