Holly Hill Academy is 2-8 against Calhoun Academy since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Holly Hill Academy Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Calhoun Academy Cavaliers at 7:15 p.m. Holly Hill Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.1 points per game this season.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Holly Hill Academy turned things around against Clarendon Hall on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 71-43 victory over the Saints. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Raiders have posted since January 30, 2024.
It was another big night for Jody Gillam, who went 13 of 29 on his way to 34 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Holly Hill Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Soles, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds.
Gillam wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Holly Hill Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Calhoun Academy over Dorchester Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Calhoun Academy walked away with a 46-36 victory over Dorchester Academy. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Raiders are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Calhoun Academy's win came from a few key players Holly Hill Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chase Strickland, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 15 points and six boards. The matchup was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Lindsay, who posted 11 points and six steals.
Holly Hill Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Calhoun Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Holly Hill Academy lost to Calhoun Academy at home by a decisive 61-47 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Holly Hill Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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