Two dominant guards in Aaron McGlone and Haki Muhammed II are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the Southern Maryland Christian Academy Mustangs will jump right back in to play the New Hope Academy National Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Southern Maryland Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully New Hope Academy National likes a good challenge.
While Southern Maryland Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging an 83-35 victory over Salisbury Christian. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chase Purvis, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 14 points in addition to six assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja?Zyere Thompson, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 12 points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Purvis wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Southern Maryland Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, New Hope Academy National strolled past St. Paul's with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 69-53.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy better focus on containing Uriah Augare-Deal and Muhammed II as the pair were huge in New Hope Academy National's win. Augare-Deal dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards, while Muhammed II posted 26 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Muhammed II has scored at least a third of New Hope Academy National's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Harris, who had seven points and five steals.
Southern Maryland Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for New Hope Academy National, their record now sits at 8-9.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Southern Maryland Christian Academy and New Hope Academy National are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Southern Maryland Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 69 points per game. However, it's not like New Hope Academy National struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.2 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
