Having just played yesterday, the Valiant Cross Academy Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Abbeville Christian Academy Generals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Valiant Cross Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Abbeville Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Valiant Cross Academy saw some tournament action on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Quitman County 74-42. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly 32 points.
Valiant Cross Academy can attribute much of their success to Deshawn Hall, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Jersey Farbes, who went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points plus five assists and three steals. Hall has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last 27 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Letwan Hall Jr, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Valiant Cross Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 16 offensive rebounds in 30 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Abbeville Christian Academy entered their match against Southland Academy on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Abbeville Christian Academy fell just short of Southland Academy by a score of 68-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Generals still had to take the loss.
Abbeville Christian Academy might have lost, but man, Jayden Buckhannon was a machine: he earned 32 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Buckhannon a new career-high in threes (six). Riddge Crawford was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Valiant Cross Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Abbeville Christian Academy, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Valiant Cross Academy might still be hurting after the 74-50 loss they got from Abbeville Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Valiant Cross Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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