Preview: Leroy Greene Academy Lions vs. John Adams Academy Patriots
Leroy Greene Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the John Adams Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Leroy Greene Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1254th, while John Adams Academy is ranked 568th).
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-12, which was the final score in Leroy Greene Academy's tilt against Fortune Early College on Tuesday. Leroy Greene Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 53-8.
Meanwhile, John Adams Academy put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 69-27 victory over Elite. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win John Adams Academy has posted since November 21, 2023.
It was another big night for Elliott Schwartz, who scored 33 points along with nine steals and seven rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of John Adams Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Cammarota, who scored 11 points.
Leroy Greene Academy bumped their record down to 1-5 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 15.3 points per game. As for John Adams Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
