The Voyager Academy Vikings will take on the Southern Wake Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Voyager Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Southern Wake Academy likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Voyager Academy ended up a good deal behind Franklinton and lost 77-62. The contest marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Voyager Academy had strong showings from Alex Wilder, who went 8 for 16 en route to 20 points, and Darin Jones, who earned 21 points. The dominant performance also gave Wilder a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%). Another player making a difference was McKinley Hemsley, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Southern Wake Academy put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Trinity Christian by a score of 45-36.
Southern Wake Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Seung Surmons led the charge by scoring 19 points plus two steals. The match was Surmons' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kobe Plata, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Southern Wake Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Voyager Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Voyager Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 69.8 points per game. However, it's not like Southern Wake Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.7. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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