Two dominant guards in Trevor Gearhart and James Jacobs are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Hampton Park Christian will host the Lake Pointe Academy Mariners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hampton Park Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
Hampton Park Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 81-49 victory over Upstate HomeSchool. Given Hampton Park Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while Upstate HomeSchool is ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lake Pointe Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 71-60 win over New Covenant School on Tuesday.
Lake Pointe Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Hampton Park Christian, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Hampton Park Christian against Lake Pointe Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 76-41 win. In that contest, Hampton Park Christian amassed a halftime lead of 43-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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