Sylva Bay Academy and Stringer are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Saints will head out to challenge the Red Devils at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sylva Bay Academy has seven straight wins, Stringer has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Sylva Bay Academy will bounce into Friday's game after beating Woodlawn Prep, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Saints breezed past the Wolfpack to the tune of 63-31 on Tuesday. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Cash Pickel
| 12/02/25 @ Woodlawn Prep | 25 |
| 12/01/25 vs Russell Christian Academy | 32 |
| 11/21/25 @ Kemper Academy | 21 |
| 11/20/25 vs Stringer | 20 |
Cash Pickel was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double with 25 points and nine boards. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Pugh, who posted 12 points.
Sylva Bay Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Stringer came up short against Puckett on Thursday and fell 58-50.
Stringer's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Sylva Bay Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Sylva Bay Academy strolled past Stringer in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 54-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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