The Calhoun Academy Cavaliers will take on the Laurence Manning Academy Swampcats in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Calhoun Academy is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since January 16th on Friday. Everything went their way against Dorchester Academy as Calhoun Academy made off with a 71-51 victory.
Calhoun Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chase Strickland out in front who went 9 for 13 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds. Nick Lindsay was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to seven boards and six assists.
Calhoun Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laurence Manning Academy). They blew past Florence Christian 54-30 on Saturday.
Calhoun Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Laurence Manning Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Calhoun Academy came up short against Laurence Manning Academy when the teams last played back in January, falling 55-45. Can Calhoun Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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