Dorchester Academy and Holly Hill Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Dorchester Academy Raiders just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Holly Hill Academy Raiders at 7:35 p.m. on Thursday. Holly Hill Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Dorchester Academy, who comes in off a win.
Dorchester Academy will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating St. John's Christian Academy, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Dorchester Academy walked away with a 71-59 victory over St. John's Christian Academy on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Holly Hill Academy lost to Curtis Baptist on the road by a 67-49 margin on Tuesday. The Raiders were down 48-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Dorchester Academy will have to contain Jody Gillam as he made an impact in Holly Hill Academy's last game. He posted 30 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals. That was a full 61.2% of Holly Hill Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Connor, who earned six points along with nine boards and five blocks.
Dorchester Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-10. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Holly Hill Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Dorchester Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Holly Hill Academy when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 72-67 victory. Will Dorchester Academy repeat their success, or does Holly Hill Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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