The Greenville Tech Charter Warriors will take on the High Point Academy Grizzlies in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Greenville Tech Charter was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-49 to Liberty. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Red Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, High Point Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 86-29 win over the Bengal. The Grizzlies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
High Point Academy's win came from a few key players Greenville Tech Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chris Copeland, who went 8 for 11 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of J'Sean Sanders, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 16 points along with six assists and six boards.
High Point Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 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.
Greenville Tech Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for High Point Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
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