Piedmont Academy is 2-8 against Brentwood since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Piedmont Academy Cougars will face off against the Brentwood War Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Piedmont Academy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 54-29 margin over the Gators. Piedmont Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Marissa Holder continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 19 rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Mobley, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Brentwood had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They walked away with a 54-45 victory over Trinity Christian. Given Brentwood's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while Trinity Christian is ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brentwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Faith Archer led the charge by scoring 25 points along with five steals. Archer hasn't dropped below 16 points for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Cadence English, who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds and five blocks.
Piedmont Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Brentwood, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Piedmont Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.5 points per game. However, it's not like Brentwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.8 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Piedmont Academy came up short against Brentwood in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 59-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of English, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Piedmont Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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