Curtis Baptist entered their tilt with Holly Hill Academy on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took down the Holly Hill Academy Raiders 67-49. The Crusaders pushed the score to 48-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
Brayden Husband
| 02/04/25 vs Holly Hill Academy | 23 |
| 01/08/24 @ South Aiken Baptist Christian | 17 |
| 12/13/24 vs Cross | 15 |
| 01/14/25 @ Augusta E | 15 |
| 12/03/24 vs South Aiken Baptist Christian | 13 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Curtis Baptist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Husband, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 23 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Husband a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Wiltrez (Trez) Mincey, who almost dropped a triple-double on 19 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists.
Curtis Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Holly Hill Academy lost, don't look at Jody Gillam. Despite the final result, he posted 30 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. That was a full 61.2% of Holly Hill Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Mason Connor was another key player, putting up six points along with nine rebounds and five blocks.
Curtis Baptist has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Holly Hill Academy, they dropped their record down to 7-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Curtis Baptist does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Holly Hill Academy has already played their next match (against Dorchester Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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