Lawrence Academy extended their home winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Nike Wiggins. The Lawrence Academy Warriors breezed by the Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech Griffins to the tune of 61-18 on Wednesday thanks in part to Wiggins, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 20 points and three steals. He has been hot, having posted 20 or more points the last six times he's played.
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The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Powell, who posted six points and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.
Lawrence Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points per game. As for Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech, they are on a 29-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.
Lawrence Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Halifax Academy at 8:01 p.m. on Thursday. Halifax Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season. As for Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech, they will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against Bertie at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Bertie's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.
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