The Carver Collegiate Academy Rams will challenge the Peabody Warhorses on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Carver Collegiate Academy rose to the challenge on Friday. They took down the Knights 54-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carver Collegiate Academy.
Carver Collegiate Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Laurence Nathan, who scored 17 points along with eight assists and two steals, and Daijon Leatherman, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds. Leatherman is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Stanley Waterhouse, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Peabody came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 60-50 win over Landry. Given Peabody's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Landry is ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carver Collegiate Academy's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-9. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points per game. As for Peabody, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-6 record this season.
Carver Collegiate Academy skirted past Peabody 46-44 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Carver Collegiate Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peabody turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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