Thomas Sumter Academy is 0-10 against Palmetto Christian Academy since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Thomas Sumter Academy Generals will be playing in front of their home fans against Palmetto Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter Academy is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Thomas Sumter Academy had to suffer through a rough 62-33 loss at the hands of Northside Christian Academy. Thomas Sumter Academy has not had much luck with Northside Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Palmetto Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Northside Christian Academy as Palmetto Christian Academy made off with a 60-38 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Palmetto Christian Academy.
Thomas Sumter Academy's defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-6. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.7 points per game. As for Palmetto Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Thomas Sumter Academy was taken down by Palmetto Christian Academy 73-36 when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmetto Christian Academy's Cokey Suddeth, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Thomas Sumter Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
