The Carver Panthers will square off against the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Carver took a blow against KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, falling 92-55. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 454th, while the Warriors are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holy Innocents Episcopal). Everything went their way against Lovett on Tuesday as Holy Innocents Episcopal made off with a 92-66 victory. The Golden Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 23 points or more this season.
Carver better keep an eye on Caleb Wilson. He was instrumental in Holy Innocents Episcopal's win, dropping a double-double on 43 points and 16 rebounds. Wilson's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Kingston Whitty was another key player, going 8 of 10 en route to 19 points and seven boards.
Holy Innocents Episcopal smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Holy Innocents Episcopal pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Carver, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which is still a better percentage than their 4-14 record this season.
Carver took a serious blow against Holy Innocents Episcopal in their previous matchup on January 7th, falling 83-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holy Innocents Episcopal's Devin Hutcherson, who went 10 for 13 on his way to 23 points and eight rebounds. Now that Carver knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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