The Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the South Aiken Thoroughbreds at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gray Collegiate Academy will be strutting in after a win while South Aiken will be coming in after a defeat.
Gray Collegiate Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Airport to the tune of 97-31 on Thursday. Given the War Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Eagles are ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gray Collegiate Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lamont (Lj) Britt out in front who went 5 of 10 en route to 13 points along with six assists and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Ball, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points in addition to seven boards and four blocks.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 71 points the game before, South Aiken was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 62-21 loss at the hands of North Augusta. The match marked the Thoroughbreds' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Gray Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points per game. As for South Aiken, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
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