Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scholars Guild Academy). They walked away with a 70-63 victory over the Trinity Prep Lions on Thursday. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered a 61-49 loss the last time these two teams met.
Scholars Guild Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Mcilvain led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 17 rebounds. Mcilvain has been hot , having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Nicholas Fagan was another key player, going 8 for 15 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity Prep lost, don't look at Beau Blocker. Despite the final result, he went 12 for 30 en route to 36 points. That was a full 57.1% of Trinity Prep's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Gerald Layne, who went 7 for 13 en route to 14 points.
The win snapped Scholars Guild Academy's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Trinity Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Scholars Guild Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-38 defeat against Horizon Christian Academy on the 6th. As for Trinity Prep, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Trinity Prep Lions duke it out with the Peachtree Academy Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Trinity Prep has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 205 points over their last three games.
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