Two dominant guards in CJ Hall and Ja'Mari Favors are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Hilliard Red Flashes's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Crossroad Academy Scorpions at 11:00 a.m. on March 1st. Hilliard has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 407 points over their last six matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hilliard had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 64-51 win over the Indians.
Hilliard got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kevin Thomas out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 17 rebounds. Thomas hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Hall, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Crossroad Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past Cottondale 54-23 on the road. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, as Crossroad Academy did.
Crossroad Academy found their leader in underclassman Camari Hale, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Myron Tennell, who scored eight points.
Hilliard's win bumped their record up to 24-2. As for Crossroad Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Fans should be in for an exciting game on Friday as both teams are among the highest scoring teams in the league right now. Hilliard hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 66.9 points per game. However, it's not like Crossroad Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 58.2 points per game. 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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