North Augusta is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Gray Collegiate Academy is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Augusta Yellow Jackets will host the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Augusta knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Gray Collegiate Academy likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, North Augusta took their matchup with ease, bagging a 59-27 win over Aiken. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Ashley Walker
| 02/21/25 vs Aiken | 8 |
| 02/18/25 vs Lakewood | 3 |
| 02/12/25 @ Midland Valley | 9 |
| 02/10/25 @ Brookland-Cayce | 3 |
North Augusta found their leader in sophomore Ashley Walker, who went 7-for-17 on her way to 20 points and eight steals. Walker has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. Celena Grant was another key player, putting up 11 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gray Collegiate Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They skirted past the Tigers 42-39.
Gray Collegiate Academy's win came from a few key players North Augusta will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kadence Walker-Lee, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 14 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Raina Mayers, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Gray Collegiate Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. North Augusta's victory bumped their record up to 26-1.
North Augusta strolled past Gray Collegiate Academy in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 42-24. Will North Augusta repeat their success, or does Gray Collegiate Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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