Basketball Game Preview: Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada vs. East Clarendon Wolverines

The Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada will take on the East Clarendon Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Atlantic Collegiate Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 matchups.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Manning: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Atlantic Collegiate Academy blew Manning out of the water with a 71-41 final score. The Armada have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Jaylen Bellamy, who went 7 for 11 en route to 19 points and five rebounds. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jamie Brooks, who posted six points in addition to six boards and six blocks.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manning only racked up three assists.

Meanwhile, East Clarendon played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Mullins, falling 66-32. The Wolverines were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-14.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for East Clarendon, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-15.

Everything came up roses for Atlantic Collegiate Academy against East Clarendon in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 63-28 win. In that contest, Atlantic Collegiate Academy amassed a halftime lead of 37-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.