Academic Magnet hasn't had much luck against Bishop England recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Academic Magnet Raptors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bishop England Battling Bishops at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Academic Magnet is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Charleston Math & Science: they outscored them in every quarter. Academic Magnet put the hurt on Charleston Math & Science with a sharp 23-2 win on Monday.
Suzette Head and Emma Nelson were among the main playmakers for Academic Magnet as the former posted seven points and three steals and the latter had five points.
Meanwhile, Bishop England waltzed into their game on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the Hawks to the tune of 59-29. The Battling Bishops have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 30 points or more this season.
Academic Magnet better keep an eye on Hadley Irvine. She was instrumental in Bishop England's win, going 8 of 11 on her way to 17 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Tawes, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Bishop England pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Academic Magnet, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Academic Magnet has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.5 boards per game. However, it's not like Bishop England struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Academic Magnet was taken down by Bishop England 57-19 in their previous matchup on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bishop England's Olivia Allen, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 13 points along with five boards and four steals. Now that Academic Magnet knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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