The Elite Scholars Academy Royal Knights will venture away from home to square off against the McNair Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Elite Scholars Academy is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They lost 79-58 to Heard County.
Elite Scholars Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Xavier Charles-Jones, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Eric Batchelor, who scored eight points in addition to six rebounds and two blocks.
Even though they lost, Elite Scholars Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a victory for McNair just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Starr's Mill, falling 80-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (55), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
This is the second loss in a row for McNair and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Elite Scholars Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Elite Scholars Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against McNair in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. Does Elite Scholars Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will McNair turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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