Laurens Academy and Newberry Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Laurens Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge Newberry Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Laurens Academy has 14 straight victories, Newberry Academy has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Laurens Academy beat Brashier Middle College Charter 38-32.
Meanwhile, Newberry Academy ended up a good deal behind Cambridge Academy on Friday and lost 33-19. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Newberry Academy in their matchups with Cambridge Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Laurens Academy's victory bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Newberry Academy, their defeat was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Laurens Academy's way against Newberry Academy in their previous matchup on Thursday as Laurens Academy made off with a 43-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laurens Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
