Sylva Bay Academy is 5-0 against Enterprise since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. Sylva Bay Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Sylva Bay Academy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Newton County Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sylva Bay Academy blew Newton County Academy out of the water with a 46-16 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Saints had established a 26 point advantage.
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Brody Boyd was his usual excellent self, putting up 20 points along with eight boards and seven steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristen Rogers, who posted six points and four steals.
Sylva Bay Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Enterprise ultimately got the result they hoped for two weeks ago. They snuck past Stringer with a 46-42 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Sylva Bay Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points per game. As for Enterprise, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Sylva Bay Academy strolled past Enterprise in their previous matchup back in November by a score of 53-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sylva Bay Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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