Wardlaw Academy is 1-9 against Newberry Academy since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wardlaw Academy Patriots will venture away from home to take on Newberry Academy at 5:30 p.m. Wardlaw Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
Last Monday, Wardlaw Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 65-60 to Cambridge Academy.
| 02/03/25 @ Cambridge Academy | 28 |
| 01/31/25 @ Newberry Academy | 17 |
| 01/30/25 vs King Academy | 24 |
| 01/28/25 @ Anderson Christian | 17 |
| 01/27/25 vs Richard Winn Academy | 16 |
Wardlaw Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Colt Bailey, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds, and Noah Harper, who posted 21 points. Bailey's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Josh Bussey, who scored a point and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Newberry Academy got the win against King Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 32-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Newberry Academy.
Newberry Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins 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.
Wardlaw Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Newberry Academy when the teams last played on Friday, but they still walked away with a 40-35 win. Does Wardlaw Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newberry Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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