The Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions will challenge the Woods Charter Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Excelsior Classical Academy has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 193 points over their last three matchups.
While Excelsior Classical Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They enjoyed a cozy 70-54 victory over Henderson Collegiate on Tuesday. The Flying Lions pushed the score to 61-40 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pride cut but never quite recovered from.
Shawn Francis-Service
| 12/10/24 vs Henderson Collegiate | 22 |
| 12/05/24 vs Hawbridge | 15 |
| 12/04/24 vs Raleigh Charter | 21 |
| 12/03/24 vs Graham | 15 |
| 11/22/24 @ Graham | 26 |
Hunter Goss and Shawn Francis-Service were among the main playmakers for Excelsior Classical Academy as the former dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 rebounds and the latter went 9 of 15 on his way to 22 points. Francis-Service's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Walczak, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Woods Charter hadn't done well against Chatham Charter recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Woods Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Chatham Charter, sneaking past 37-35. That's two games straight that the Wolves have won by exactly two points.
Excelsior Classical Academy pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Woods Charter, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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