The Fayetteville Academy Eagles will take on the Washington Pam Pack in a holiday battle at at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Fayetteville Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Thursday, Fayetteville Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 71-70 to Ambassador Christian School. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (66), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Washington is still undefeated this season after their contest against Greenfield on Saturday, but Greenfield came as close as anyone has to beating them. Washington skirted past Greenfield 75-72. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pam Pack have posted since January 17th.
Fayetteville Academy better focus on containing Chaise Smith and Jarryn Payne as the pair were huge in Washington's win. Smith posted 25 points, while Payne dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. Smith's afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jacob Daniels was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Washington's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Fayetteville Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-5 record this season.
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