After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Heard County, Elite Scholars Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 57-49 win over the McNair Mustangs. The victory was some much needed relief for the Royal Knights as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Leading Elite Scholars Academy to victory were Desmond Rose and Xavier Charles-Jones. Rose almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds, while Charles-Jones had 13 points in addition to three steals. The dominant performance also gave Rose a new career-high in offensive rebounds (nine). Jordan Miller was another key player, posting six points along with four steals.
Elite Scholars Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
McNair's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Neil Maxwell Jr., who scored nine points plus seven rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Dennis Johnson, who had eight points plus two steals.
The win got Elite Scholars Academy back to even at 3-3. As for McNair, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Elite Scholars Academy will square off against Mt. Zion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Elite Scholars Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season. McNair has already played their next matchup (against Elite Scholars Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
