Basketball Recap: Clayton Smith Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Military Magnet Academy

On Monday, the Charleston Collegiate Sundevils narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Military Magnet Academy Eagles 60-57.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Charleston Collegiate to victory, but perhaps none more so than Clayton Smith, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. Smith has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Grant Morrison, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 16 points in addition to eight assists and seven steals.

Sundevils

Offensive Rebounds

11/16/23 @ Cross	33
11/30/23 @ Crown Leadership Academy	23
11/29/23 @ John Paul II	22
12/01/23 vs Lowcountry Leadership	18
12/29/23 vs Beaufort Academy	18

Charleston Collegiate smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January.

Military Magnet Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maison Logan, who posted 14 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamrin Washington, who had six points and eight rebounds.

Charleston Collegiate has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Military Magnet Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.

Charleston Collegiate wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 66-65 loss against Ragin Prep Christian Academy on the 10th. As for Military Magnet Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-21 defeat against Goose Creek on the 11th.