Piedmont Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 72-58 bruising from the Stratford Academy Eagles. The contest was a 32-32 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Frankie Raines Jr was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 33 points and 12 boards for Stratford Academy. The match was Raines Jr's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bobby Wooten, who posted ten points and five steals.
Piedmont Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Stratford Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Piedmont Academy will challenge Windsor Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Windsor Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.9 points per game this season. As for Stratford Academy, they will face off against Mount de Sales Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Stratford Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
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