Aiken is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Gray Collegiate Academy is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets will welcome the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Aiken is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Midland Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Aiken blew past Midland Valley 53-27 on Friday.
Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gray Collegiate Academy blew South Aiken out of the water with a 51-17 final score.
Aiken better keep an eye on Diamond Tatum. She was instrumental in Gray Collegiate Academy's win, putting up 14 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Tatum a new career-high in points. Kadence Walker-Lee was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Gray Collegiate Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Gray Collegiate Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points over those games. As for Aiken, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Aiken was dealt a bruising 58-29 defeat at the hands of Gray Collegiate Academy when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walker-Lee, who went 12 of 16 en route to 25 points and eight rebounds. Now that Aiken knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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