The Coastal Academy Stingrays will take on the Classical Academy Caimans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Coastal Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Pacific Ridge just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Firebirds, falling 53-33. While losing is never fun, the Stingrays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 958th, while the Firebirds are ranked 471st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Classical Academy). They blew past Escondido Adventist Academy 80-25 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Caimans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Classical Academy's win came from a few key players Coastal Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nathan French, who went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points along with six steals and five assists. Those five assists gave him a new career-high. Lucas Chapman was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Classical Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Classical Academy pushed their record up to 8-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.7 points. As for Coastal Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10.
Coastal Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Classical Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 44-36. Will Coastal Academy repeat their success, or does Classical Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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