The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans will face off against the Briarwood Academy Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Edmund Burke Academy will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
With a playoff game on the line, Edmund Burke Academy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cavaliers with a sharp 45-21 win. Given Edmund Burke Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while Augusta Prep Day is ranked 479th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braelyn Reeves and Leila Eastmead were among the main playmakers for Edmund Burke Academy as the former almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds and the latter scored 16 points along with seven steals. Eastmead hasn't dropped below four steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Zaylie Baker, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Briarwood Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 51-50 to Edmund Burke Academy.
Briarwood Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kennedy Mosley, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Emma Scott who scored 19 points along with three steals. Mosley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Caroline Stapleton was another key contributor, scoring three points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Edmund Burke Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Briarwood Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 20-4.
Edmund Burke Academy barely slipped by Briarwood Academy when the teams last played on Friday, winning 51-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edmund Burke Academy since the squad 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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