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Voyager Academy came tearing into Monday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions 67-43. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 24 points or more this season.
Voyager Academy was led to victory by Manny Pullium and Bryce Smith. Pullium dropped a double-double on ten points and ten assists, while Smith dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Pullium a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Green, who went 5 of 10 en route to 10 points and three steals.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Voyager Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Excelsior Classical Academy only racked up six assists.
Several Flying Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Shawn Francis-Service, who posted 18 points. Francis-Service's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Tyler Hill was another key player, putting up ten points.
Voyager Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points per game. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Voyager Academy beat Excelsior Classical Academy by a score of 83-59 on Tuesday.
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