Basketball Game Preview: Augusta Prep Day Cavaliers vs. Edmund Burke Academy Spartans

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Home	58-36 W
01/23/24 - Away	57-45 W
02/03/23 - Away	51-31 W
01/24/23 - Home	63-44 W
02/01/22 - Away	52-26 W
+ 5 more games

Augusta Prep Day has gone 9-1 against Edmund Burke Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Augusta Prep Day Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Edmund Burke Academy Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Augusta Prep Day has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Augusta Prep Day is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Gatewood just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. The contest between them and the Gators didn't end well, with Augusta Prep Day falling 84-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (63), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Edmund Burke Academy earned a 57-50 win over Westminster Christian Academy on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.

Edmund Burke Academy had a senior duo take command as Blake Reddick almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds and Mark Wasden dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Wasden a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Brown, who posted six points.

Edmund Burke Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Augusta Prep Day, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-4.

Augusta Prep Day took their victory against Edmund Burke Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 58-36. Will Augusta Prep Day repeat their success, or does Edmund Burke Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.