Two dominant guards in Shawn Francis-Service and Alden Phelps are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions will take on the Woods Charter Wolves in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Excelsior Classical Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
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 snuck past Woods Charter with a 53-47 win on Thursday.
Despite the defeat, Woods Charter saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Phelps posted 20 points along with seven boards and six steals. Those six steals set a new season-high mark for Phelps. Grant Richardson was another key player, putting up 12 points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Woods Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Excelsior Classical Academy only racked up six assists.
Excelsior Classical Academy pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Woods Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season.
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