The East Clarendon Wolverines will venture away from home to face off against the Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
East Clarendon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Mullins on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Clarendon was dealt a 66-32 loss at the hands of Mullins. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Auctioneers are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, Atlantic Collegiate Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Monarchs 71-41. The Armada have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
East Clarendon better keep an eye on Jaylen Bellamy. He was instrumental in Atlantic Collegiate Academy's win, going 7 for 11 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. Bellamy continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Brooks, who posted six points in addition to six boards and six blocks.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manning only racked up three assists.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36 points. As for East Clarendon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
East Clarendon took a serious blow against Atlantic Collegiate Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 63-28. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Clarendon was down 37-5.
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