The Deer Creek Warriors will take on the Delta Streets Academy Lions in a holiday battle at at 6:50 p.m. on Saturday.
Two weeks ago, Deer Creek was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-39 to Briarfield Academy. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Delta Streets Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Lee Academy, posting a 63-26 win. The contest marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Delta Streets Academy and bumps their season record up to 7-5. As for Deer Creek, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Deer Creek was dealt a bruising 78-27 defeat at the hands of Delta Streets Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2021. Thankfully for Deer Creek, JT Lawrence (who went 13 of 24 en route to 36 points and six steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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