A feisty cat fight is on tap when the George School Cougars take on the Academy of the New Church Lions at 8:00 p.m. on Friday... One thing working in George School's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 games.
George School is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Friends' Central 84-68 on Tuesday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Friends' Central are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Academy of the New Church had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They skirted past Westtown 64-62. The victory was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won five contests in a row.
Academy of the New Church's win came from a few key players George School will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dior Carter, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Those 20 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bryce Rollerson, who went 5 of 11 en route to 20 points along with six assists and six boards.
Academy of the New Church pushed their record up to 16-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for George School, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
George School didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Academy of the New Church in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 78-72 victory. Does George School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Academy of the New Church turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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