The Southern Fulton Indians and the Shalom Christian Academy Flames will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southern Fulton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Berkeley Springs 61-34. The win was all the more spectacular given Southern Fulton's disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 480th in Pennsylvania, while Berkeley Springs is ranked 98th in West Virginia).
Southern Fulton found their leader in sophomore Claire Harvey, who went 9 for 14 on her way to 25 points in addition to six assists and six boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Harvey has scored at least a third of Southern Fulton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Johnson, who went 7 of 13 en route to 15 points.
Southern Fulton 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 nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Shalom Christian Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They claimed a resounding 50-17 victory over the Blazers. The Flames have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 26 points or more this season.
Southern Fulton's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-6. As for Shalom Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
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