Basketball Game Preview: KIPP King Lions vs. Leadership

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Previous Games

02/14/24 - Home	53-64 L
01/31/24 - Away	65-61 W
01/30/23 - Home	59-51 W
01/20/23 - Away	54-43 W
02/15/22 - Home	44-41 W
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KIPP King has gone 8-2 against Leadership recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The KIPP King Lions will head out on the road to challenge Leadership at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Last Friday, everything came up roses for KIPP King against Lighthouse Community as the team secured a 90-58 win.

Meanwhile, Leadership had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They claimed a resounding 62-27 victory over Oakland Unity. Leadership has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Leadership has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for KIPP King, the win got them back to even at 6-6.

KIPP King came up short against Leadership in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 64-53. Can KIPP King avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.