Two dominant guards in Ja'Mari Favors and Cameron Odom are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Crossroad Academy Scorpions will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Cottondale Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Crossroad Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matchups -- so hopefully Cottondale likes a good challenge.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Crossroad Academy walked away with it. They walked away with a 62-49 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Crossroad Academy pushed the score to 50-29 by the end of the third, a deficit Sneads cut but never quite recovered from.
Crossroad Academy found their leader in underclassman Tyrek Jessie, who scored 20 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jessie has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jabari Boahen, who scored six points along with ten rebounds and four steals.
Cottondale has not done well against Bozeman recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Cottondale came out on top against Bozeman by a score of 43-35.
Crossroad Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Cottondale, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.
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