Excelsior Classical Academy is 0-3 against Voyager Academy since January of 2024 but things could change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Voyager Academy Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Excelsior Classical Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.
Excelsior Classical Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Voyager Academy on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Excelsior Classical Academy came up short against Voyager Academy, falling 67-43. While losing is never fun, the Flying Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 470th, while the Vikings are ranked 223rd).
Excelsior Classical Academy better focus on containing Bryce Smith and Manny Pullium as the pair were huge in Voyager Academy's win. Smith posted 13 points in addition to six boards and five steals, while Pullium scored ten points along with five assists and four steals. Pullium is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Cameron, who put up five points and five steals.
Voyager Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Excelsior Classical Academy only racked up six assists.
The victory (which was Voyager Academy's ninth in a row) raised their record to 17-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points per game. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8.
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