Excelsior Classical Academy played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 67-43 to the Voyager Academy Vikings. The Flying Lions haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Shawn Francis-Service
| 02/03/25 vs Voyager Academy | 18 |
| 01/31/25 vs Eno River Academy | 17 |
| 01/28/25 @ Discovery Charter School | 23 |
| 01/27/25 vs Cristo Rey Research Triangle | 21 |
Excelsior Classical Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Shawn Francis-Service, who posted 18 points. Francis-Service's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Tyler Hill was another key player, putting up ten points.
Even though they lost, Excelsior Classical Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 12 consecutive matches.
Leading Voyager Academy to victory were Manny Pullium and Bryce Smith. Pullium dropped a double-double on ten points and ten assists, while Smith dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Green, who went 5 of 10 en route to 10 points and three steals.
Excelsior Classical Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for Voyager Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Voyager Academy beat Excelsior Classical Academy by a score of 83-59 on Tuesday.
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