Basketball Game Preview: Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada vs. Marion Swamp Foxes

The Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada will take on the Marion Swamp Foxes in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Atlantic Collegiate Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy will head into Wednesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Clear Dot Charter on Wednesday. Atlantic Collegiate Academy breezed by Clear Dot Charter to the tune of 87-44. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Armada had established a 30 point advantage.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Clayton Hemingway, who posted 12 points. Carter Davis was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Meanwhile, Marion played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Mullins an easy 60-35 win. While losing is never fun, the Swamp Foxes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Auctioneers are ranked 23rd).

Marion has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.