Having just played yesterday, the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Discovery Charter School Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Excelsior Classical Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season.
On Monday, Excelsior Classical Academy really took it to Cristo Rey Research Triangle for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-27 win. With the Flying Lions ahead 48-15 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Hunter Goss
| 01/27/25 vs Cristo Rey Research Triangle | 18 |
| 01/24/25 @ Henderson Collegiate | 19 |
| 01/17/25 @ Roxboro Community | 18 |
| 01/15/25 vs Cristo Rey Research Triangle | 21 |
Hunter Goss was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 19 boards. The game was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. Shawn Francis-Service was another key player, going 9 of 13 on his way to 21 points and six assists.
Excelsior Classical Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Discovery Charter School, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Research Triangle by a score of 61-50 on Friday. Given the Trailblazers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Raptors are ranked 620th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Discovery Charter School pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.4 points per game. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
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