The Collegiate School of Memphis Cougars will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Fayette Academy Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
The Collegiate School of Memphis played against Tipton-Rosemark Academy and lost via forfeit.
The Collegiate School of Memphis is hoping to do what Hardin County couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Fayette Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Fayette Academy snuck past Hardin County with a 46-42 win. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fayette Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zane Pike, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Pike a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Another player making a difference was Clay Anderson, who posted 11 points along with two steals.
Fayette Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
The Collegiate School of Memphis' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Fayette Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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