The Laurens Academy Crusaders will square off against the Wardlaw Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wardlaw Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Laurens Academy, who comes in off a win.
Laurens Academy will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 31) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Cambridge Academy 55-53.
Meanwhile, Wardlaw Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 50-42 to Jefferson Davis Academy. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 10-6 in the first quarter.
Wardlaw Academy might have lost, but man, Colt Bailey was a machine: he went 9 for 20 en route to 28 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Harper, who scored 12 points.
Laurens Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Wardlaw Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Laurens Academy came up short against Wardlaw Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 74-62. Can Laurens Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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