The Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada will head out on the road to face off against the Lake City Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Atlantic Collegiate Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Lake City likes a good challenge.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lake City: they just beat Manning at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Everything went Atlantic Collegiate Academy's way against Manning on Wednesday as Atlantic Collegiate Academy made off with a 70-49 victory. Given the Armada's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Monarchs are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/29/25 @ Manning | 16 |
| 01/18/25 vs Lugoff-Elgin | 23 |
| 01/17/25 vs Kingstree | 23 |
Atlantic Collegiate Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jamie Brooks out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. The game was Brooks' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Bellamy, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lake City beat Mullins 57-51 on Tuesday. The Panthers pushed the score to 57-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Auctioneers cut but never quite recovered from.
Lake City's win came from a few key players Atlantic Collegiate Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Blayne Edwards, who went 7 for 10 en route to 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. A'Mari Hanna was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and six steals.
Lake City was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Lake City, their record now sits at 7-5.
Everything came up roses for Atlantic Collegiate Academy against Lake City in their previous matchup on January 7th, as the squad secured a 75-39 victory. In that game, Atlantic Collegiate Academy amassed a halftime lead of 35-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
