On Friday, Carver Collegiate Academy opened the new year with a less-than-successful 60-50 loss to Silsbee. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Carver Collegiate Academy came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 29th in Louisiana, while Silsbee is ranked 160th in Texas).
Silsbee was led to victory by Jared Harris and Lamarcus Bottley jr. Harris scored 20 points along with six rebounds and four steals, while Bottley jr scored 25 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Harris has scored at least 25% of Silsbee's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Jones, who scored five points along with seven assists and four steals.
Carver Collegiate Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season. As for Silsbee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Carver Collegiate Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Crescent City Christian at 12:30 p.m. on January 6th. Crescent City Christian will stroll in with a four game home winning streak, but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their November 30 matchup with Carver Collegiate Academy. Silsbee won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Peabody at 11:00 a.m. on January 6th. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Peabody sitting on eight straight wins and Silsbee on three.
