The Battle Creek Academy Tigers won the last time they faced the Will Carleton Academy Cougars, and things went their way on Saturday too. Battle Creek Academy walked away with a 51-41 win over Will Carleton Academy. That's two games straight that Battle Creek Academy has won by exactly ten points.
It was another big night for Nathan Thomson, who scored 18 points along with five steals and two blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Battle Creek Academy's points. Jordan Morey was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Will Carleton Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyler Barnes, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, and Thomas Maier who scored 11 points along with five steals. Maier hasn't dropped below three steals for 18 straight games. Another player making a difference was William Thielen, who scored six points along with two steals.
Battle Creek Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Will Carleton Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Battle Creek Academy will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Calhoun Christian at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Battle Creek Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday. As for Will Carleton Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tournament Team at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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