Southampton Academy and Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2021, but not for long. The Southampton Academy Raiders will challenge the Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southampton Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot likes a good challenge.
Southampton Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 71-44 win over Isle of Wight Academy.
A Darden
| 02/13/25 vs Isle of Wight Academy | 11 |
| 01/09/24 @ Tidewater Academy | 10 |
| 02/07/24 vs Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot | 9 |
| 01/12/24 @ Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot | 8 |
| 12/21/24 vs Mechanicsville | 6 |
Southampton Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was A Darden, who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Darden a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of G Applewhite, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 18 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot came up short against Brunswick Academy on Friday and fell 67-55.
Southampton Academy will need to focus on slowing down Michael Polster, one of several Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6-for-14 on his way to 18 points and five boards. Daniel Lopez was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot's defeat dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Southampton Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Southampton Academy came up short against Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 64-55. Can Southampton Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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