Calhoun Academy is 0-4 against the Generals since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Calhoun Academy Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Cathedral Academy Generals at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Calhoun Academy had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They enjoyed a cozy 69-53 victory over Clarendon Hall on Tuesday. Calhoun Academy pushed the score to 58-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Saints cut but never quite recovered from.
Calhoun Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Connor Hayes, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 2 assists, and Chase Strickland, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 19 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Strickland has scored all season. Colt Layton was another key contributor, scoring four points along with 12 assists.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against the Warriors on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 56-52 victory. Given Cathedral Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Warriors are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Calhoun Academy pushed their record up to 12-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Cathedral Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Calhoun Academy came up short against the Generals when the teams last played back in January, falling 44-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cathedral Academy's Ajani Gresham, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Now that Calhoun Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
