Basketball Game Preview: Memphis Business Academy Execs vs. Trezevant Bears

By Team Reports Jan 29, 2025, 11:18pm

Basketball Preview: Memphis Business Academy Execs vs. Trezevant Bears

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Memphis Business Academy is 8-2 against Trezevant since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Memphis Business Academy Execs will be playing at home against the Trezevant Bears at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Trezevant will be up against a hot Memphis Business Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Memphis Business Academy claimed a resounding 93-40 win over Crosstown. The Execs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.

Larry Benson

Points

01/28/25 vs Crosstown26
01/24/25 @ Trezevant23
01/22/25 vs Memphis Rise Academy41
01/21/25 vs Douglass17
01/14/25 vs Lakeland Preparatory24

Memphis Business Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Larry Benson led the charge by shooting 6-for-8 from downtown and dropping a double-double on 26 points and 12 assists. Benson's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Caswell, who went 10 of 14 en route to 25 points in addition to five assists and five boards.

Meanwhile, Trezevant had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They breezed by Memphis Rise Academy to the tune of 70-43 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bears have posted since January 29, 2024.

Memphis Business Academy pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.2 points. As for Trezevant, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-14.

Memphis Business Academy strolled past Trezevant in their previous matchup on Friday by a score of 82-63. Will Memphis Business Academy repeat their success, or does Trezevant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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