The Crooms Academy Panthers will challenge the Lyman Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Crooms Academy's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Lyman has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Crooms Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Burns Sci-Tech: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Crooms Academy blew Burns Sci-Tech out of the water with a 77-36 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 60 points the game before, Lyman was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They received a blow as they fell 46-30 to Winter Springs. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 486th, while the Bears are ranked 198th).
Crooms Academy will need focus on slowing down Kameron Mccall, one of several Lyman players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. Damir Carter was another key player, putting up six points.
Even though they lost, Lyman smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winter Springs only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Crooms Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Lyman, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Crooms Academy took a serious blow against Lyman in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, falling 71-26. Will Crooms Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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