Piedmont Academy is 2-8 against John Milledge Academy since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Piedmont Academy Cougars will get right back to it and host the John Milledge Academy Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Piedmont Academy is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Monday. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 66-63 heartbreaker at the hands of Windsor Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask John Milledge Academy). They blew past First Presbyterian Day 69-48 on Friday.
Piedmont Academy better keep an eye on Isaiah Johnson. He was instrumental in John Milledge Academy's win, going 11 of 20 on his way to 30 points in addition to six steals and five boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of John Milledge Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Bryce McDonel, who went 8 for 13 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds.
John Milledge Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as First Presbyterian Day only posted three assists.
John Milledge Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Piedmont Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-19.
Piedmont Academy took a serious blow against John Milledge Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 54-27. Will Piedmont Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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