The Bradford Academy Archers will head out to take on the Emerson Waldorf Gnomes at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Bradford Academy hasn't scored more than 27 points for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Bradford Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Crossroads Christian on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bradford Academy was outmatched by Crossroads Christian and fell 88-18. While losing is never fun, the Archers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Colts are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Emerson Waldorf came up short against Carolina Friends on Thursday and fell 51-42. The Gnomes haven't had much luck with the Quakers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Bradford Academy will have to keep a close watch on Samuel Trueblood and Lawson Mentz, a pair of players who had a big impact on Emerson Waldorf's prior game. Trueblood posted 16 points, while Mentz earned 12 points. The matchup was Trueblood's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Raul Alberto Soberon, who had five points.
Emerson Waldorf's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Bradford Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Bradford Academy came up short against Emerson Waldorf in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 42-32. Can Bradford Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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