The North Augusta Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to square off against the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in North Augusta's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
On Saturday, North Augusta was fully in charge, breezing past Midland Valley 74-40. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Mustangs are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gray Collegiate Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They really took it to the Mustangs for the full four quarters, racking up an 88-50 win. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the War Eagles had established a 28 point advantage.
North Augusta better focus on containing Levi Ball and Lamont (Lj) Britt as the pair were huge in Gray Collegiate Academy's win. Ball dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 boards, while Britt went 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Britt continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Rowe, who went 5 of 7 en route to 13 points.
Gray Collegiate Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.5 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.5.
North Augusta pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
North Augusta was able to grind out a solid win over Gray Collegiate Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 60-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Augusta since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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