On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, the Bowdon Red Devils beat the Elite Scholars Academy Royal Knights 51-45. The 51-point effort marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bowdon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zayland Allen, who posted 11 points and five assists. Kaiden Prothro was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 13 boards.
Allen wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Bowdon was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elite Scholars Academy only racked up five assists.
Elite Scholars Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Xavier Charles-Jones, who earned 20 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Charles-Jones a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Pitts, who put up eight points.
The victory got Bowdon back to even at 8-8. As for Elite Scholars Academy, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bowdon will host Mt. Zion at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Zion will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Bowdon surely won't give up without a fight. As for Elite Scholars Academy, they will take on Atlanta Classical Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elite Scholars Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
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