Erskine Academy and Gardiner are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Erskine Academy Eagles will square off against the Gardiner Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Erskine Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Morse 55-52.
Meanwhile, Gardiner hadn't done well against Skowhegan recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Gardiner took down Skowhegan 55-38.
Erskine Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Gardiner, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Erskine Academy lost to Gardiner on the road by a decisive 70-56 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Erskine Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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