The Carolina Academy Trojans will face off against the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph's Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Carolina Academy, who comes in off a win.
Carolina Academy is coming into the match on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-39 victory over Southside Christian on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Trojans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Sabres are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic entered their game against Powdersville on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The contest between St. Joseph's Catholic and Powdersville didn't end well, with St. Joseph's Catholic falling 65-51.
Carolina Academy will need focus on slowing down Tiffany Helmer, one of several St. Joseph's Catholic players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 16 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Armocida, who earned 11 points.
St. Joseph's Catholic's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-5. As for Carolina Academy, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-11.
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