The Briarwood Academy Buccaneers will take on the Mead Hall Episcopal School Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Briarwood Academy is headed into Monday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-62 heartbreaker at the hands of Westminster Christian Academy. The game was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but the Buccaneers couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mead Hall Episcopal School). They were the clear victor by an 84-61 margin over South Aiken Baptist Christian on January 9th. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 51.9 points per game.
Mead Hall Episcopal School's win came from a few key players Briarwood Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Braylon Fuller, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 20 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Makel Bush, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 boards.
Mead Hall Episcopal School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 39 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
With the victory, Mead Hall Episcopal School broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-4. As for Briarwood Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Briarwood Academy took their win against Mead Hall Episcopal School in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 55-33. Will Briarwood Academy repeat their success, or does Mead Hall Episcopal School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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