The Voyager Academy Vikings and the Western Alamance Warriors will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Voyager Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Western Alamance likes a good challenge.
Voyager Academy will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 24) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 71-68 win from a begrudging Vikings squad. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since January 16th.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Voyager Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than McKinley Hemsley, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Cameron, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds.
Voyager Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Western Alamance suffered their biggest defeat since January 26th on Friday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Orange an easy 73-48 win. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
Voyager Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.5 points. As for Western Alamance, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2.
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