The Carolina Academy Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Orangeburg Prep Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carolina Academy managed to keep up with Williamsburg Academy until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Carolina Academy ended up on the wrong side of a tough 74-49 walloping at the hands of Williamsburg Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Carolina Academy has suffered yet this season.
Meanwhile, Orangeburg Prep pushed their score all the way to 61 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 69-61 to Northside Christian Academy. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Orangeburg Prep in their matchups with Northside Christian Academy: they've now lost five in a row.
Carolina Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-4 record this season. As for Orangeburg Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Carolina Academy strolled past Orangeburg Prep in their previous meeting back in December of 2020 by a score of 43-25. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Orangeburg Prep's Mikey Templeton, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Carolina Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
