On Tuesday, the Gaston Day Spartans were able to grind out a solid win over the Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers, taking the game 76-68. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 57th in North Carolina, while the Lancers are ranked 403rd in South Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gaston Day was led to victory by Braylen Todd and Dylan Bradley. Todd posted 21 points, while Bradley earned 19 points. That's the most points Todd has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Lucas Kimrey, who put up 11 points.
Despite the loss, Legion Collegiate Academy still got an impressive performance from Isaiah Worley, who had 29 points. Worley is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Shawn Thomason was another key player, putting up nine points and five boards.
Gaston Day's victory bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, they dropped their record down to 5-20 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gaston Day will take on Westminster Catawba Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gaston Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.5 points per game this season. Legion Collegiate Academy has already played their next match (against Rabun Gap-Nacoochee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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