The Davie War Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the R.J. Reynolds Demons at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Davie knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully R.J. Reynolds likes a good challenge.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you make five more threes than your opponent, a fact Davie proved on Tuesday. They walked away with a 66-53 win over Glenn. Given Davie's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while Glenn is ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jackson Powers, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Bryson Mickey was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Meanwhile, R.J. Reynolds pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Reagan by a score of 58-56. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), R.J. Reynolds still had to take the loss.
R.J. Reynolds' loss came about despite a quality game from Antoine Jones Jr., who scored 23 points. Another player making a difference was Kingston Carmichael, who scored 12 points.
Davie's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for R.J. Reynolds, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-13.
Friday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Davie have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 47.7% of their threes per game. However, it's not like R.J. Reynolds struggles in that department as they've made 40.5% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Davie was able to grind out a solid win over R.J. Reynolds in their previous meeting back in January, winning 65-56. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was R.J. Reynolds' Andreas Kazakos, who scored 19 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Davie still be able to contain Kazakos? There's only one way to find out.
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