Lawrence Academy hasn't had much luck against Halifax Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lawrence Academy Warriors will head out to take on the Halifax Academy Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Lawrence Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 28 on Tuesday.
While Warriors fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They claimed a resounding 61-32 win over Columbia. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Warriors have posted since January 25th.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lawrence Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ellie Farmer, who posted 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Farmer a new career-high in offensive rebounds (two). Another player making a difference was Claire Smith, who posted 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Halifax Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 36-32 to Ridgecroft. The Vikings have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lizzie Keeter put forth a good effort for the losing side as she went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Carolina Corum, who had five points plus nine rebounds and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Halifax Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lawrence Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Halifax Academy when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 39-35 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence Academy since the team 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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