After both having extra time off, the Briarwood Academy Buccaneers and the Fullington Academy Trojans will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Briarwood Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 63-25 win over Glascock County. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Panthers are ranked 442nd), the result last Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fullington Academy entered their tilt with Windsor Academy last Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They breezed by the Knights to the tune of 51-23. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 27 points or more this season.
Briarwood Academy better keep an eye on Caroline Stevens. She was instrumental in Fullington Academy's win, going 6 of 10 en route to 13 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. With that strong performance, Stevens is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kathryn Akin, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Fullington Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February.
Fullington Academy pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.4 points per game. As for Briarwood Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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