The Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers are taking a road trip to challenge the South Charlotte Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Legion Collegiate Academy has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 7.
Last Saturday, Legion Collegiate Academy ended up a good deal behind Asheville School (Independent) and lost 56-38. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 408th in South Carolina, while the Blues are ranked 109th in North Carolina).
Legion Collegiate Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jacob Siuta, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, South Charlotte beat Surry HomeSchool 66-60 on Monday.
South Charlotte's win came from a few key players Legion Collegiate Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kristoffer Lang, who went 9 of 12 on his way to 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Porter, who earned 16 points and six assists.
South Charlotte has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-15 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-22.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Legion Collegiate Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 22.5 boards per game. However, it's not like South Charlotte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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