Even though the Piedmont Academy Cougars scored an imposing 67 points on Saturday, the Briarwood Academy Buccaneers still came out on top. Briarwood Academy took their contest against Piedmont Academy 74-67. Briarwood Academy pushed the score to 58-38 by the end of the third, a deficit Piedmont Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Briarwood Academy had a senior duo take command as Kennedy Mosley dropped a double-double on 28 points and 15 rebounds and Caroline Stapleton dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mosley has scored at least a third of Briarwood Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Branan, who scored seven points along with two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Piedmont Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Marissa Holder. Despite the final result, she scored 35 points along with six rebounds and four steals. That was a full 52.2% of Piedmont Academy's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Teagan Satterfield was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six assists and two steals.
Briarwood Academy's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Piedmont Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8.
Briarwood Academy will play host again and welcome Augusta Prep Day, where tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Briarwood Academy is facing Augusta Prep Day at the right time seeing as Augusta Prep Day is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Piedmont Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Brentwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brentwood is coming into the match with seven straight wins at home, so Piedmont Academy is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
