Kingstree was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada 74-40. While losing is never fun, the Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Armada are ranked 19th).
When it comes to explaining why Kingstree lost, don't look at Mal'Aki Matthews. Despite the final result, he posted 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of ZyMarreon McKnight, who earned seven points.
It was another big night for Jamie Brooks, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards for Atlantic Collegiate Academy. Brooks is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Bellamy, who went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points and five steals.
Kingstree's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Kingstree has already played their next contest (against Lake City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Atlantic Collegiate Academy has already played their next game, a 59-46 win against Lugoff-Elgin on the 18th.
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