Two dominant guards in Kingston Clifton and Lyrique Sartin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New Garden Friends Bears and the Bell Creek Academy Panthers will round out the year against one another at at 12:45 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, the stars were shining brightly for New Garden Friends in a 57-40 victory over Westchester Country Day.
Meanwhile, Bell Creek Academy entered their tilt with Lakewood on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the Spartans with points to spare, taking the game 69-53.
New Garden Friends better keep an eye on Sartin. He was instrumental in Bell Creek Academy's win, going 7 for 13 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven assists and six steals. The matchup was Sartin's 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylan Johnson, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 17 points.
Bell Creek Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Bell Creek Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points per game. As for New Garden Friends, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
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