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| 01/31/25 - Home | 35-40 L |
| 01/14/25 - Away | 39-36 W |
| 02/02/24 - Home | 57-33 W |
| 01/17/24 - Away | 54-33 W |
| 02/03/23 - Away | 48-38 W |
| + 5 more games |
Newberry Academy is 9-1 against Wardlaw Academy since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Newberry Academy will welcome the Wardlaw Academy Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Newberry Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Wardlaw Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Newberry Academy got the win against King Academy by a conclusive 32-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Newberry Academy.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Wardlaw Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell to Cambridge Academy 65-60. Even though they lost, the Patriots' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.4 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Loss or not, Wardlaw Academy got some senior leadership from Colt Bailey and Noah Harper. Bailey almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine boards, while Harper posted 21 points. That was a full 46.7% of Wardlaw Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Josh Bussey was another key player, putting up a point and ten rebounds.
Newberry Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.8 points per game. As for Wardlaw Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-13.
Newberry Academy came up short against Wardlaw Academy in their previous meeting on Friday, falling 40-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bailey, who went 7 for 14 en route to 17 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. Now that Newberry Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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